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usonian

(17,861 posts)
Fri May 23, 2025, 11:52 PM Friday

uBlock Origin - filter lists and advanced features

uBlock Origin is the go-to extension for blocking ads, in my opinion.
Not for Safari, but I'm using it on Firefox for mac.

This is a link to old.reddit.com
People have said that it's insecure. So use your own discretion.


https://old.reddit.com/user/fsau/comments/1ku1pvd/ublock_origin_filter_lists_and_advanced_features/

uBlock Origin depends on lists that are edited manually every day. The default lists are enough to replace extensions like Ghostery, Privacy Badger, DuckDuckGo, and MalwareBytes.

Some things, like cookie banners, aren't blocked by default. To block them, you have to select additional lists in the Filter lists pane.

The lists mentioned below are crafted carefully and seldom cause problems. If you suspect uBlock Origin is hiding something important, use the "No cosmetic filtering" toggle. The ⏻ Power button disables uBlock Origin altogether for the current website.

The extension also offers a logger that tells you what filters are being applied to each website. To report broken websites or ads directly to the uBlock Origin project, use the 💬 Report an issue button.


It has recommended filter lists,
Block More Things, and
Advanced Features

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uBlock Origin - filter lists and advanced features (Original Post) usonian Friday OP
I use it on my Windows box in all browsers LearnedHand Saturday #1
This is good information, and something I've been looking into. BComplex Saturday #2
I use uBlock Origin... JoseBalow Saturday #3
Thanks for this yonder Saturday #4

LearnedHand

(4,701 posts)
1. I use it on my Windows box in all browsers
Sat May 24, 2025, 12:10 AM
Saturday

The UI is not for the faint of heart but it's very powerful.

Edit: I also use Privacy Badger by EFF and Clean URLs. I think you and I have both mentioned Cory Doctorow, and he recommends all these tools. EFF has a terrific Surveillance Self Defense help file that mentions these and similar tools.

https://www.eff.org/pages/surveillance-self-defense

JoseBalow

(7,563 posts)
3. I use uBlock Origin...
Sat May 24, 2025, 01:51 AM
Saturday
and Adblock Plus, and NoScript, and Privacy Badger, and DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials.

Every now and then I need to tweak a thing or two to see something, but for the most part, I'm pretty comfortable with the layers of redundancy.

yonder

(10,076 posts)
4. Thanks for this
Sat May 24, 2025, 02:46 AM
Saturday

An IT consultant who managed our office network recommended this some 10 years or so ago.

There were never any problems as far as I know - out of sight, out of mind. Your post will have me exploring some of these features.

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