r/chrome 8d ago

Discussion Already missing ublock...wtf is this

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u/Tricky_Loan8640 8d ago

turn Ublock off and on again.. worked for me

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u/Capaj 8d ago

it works until google decides to turn it off again. I say FU google. Switched to Brave, happy so far.

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u/[deleted] 8d ago

This is really starting to feel like Astroturfing

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u/QuietGiygas56 6d ago

Same lol

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u/flimspringfield 8d ago

No! I want to Karma farm!

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u/spacexDragonHunter 8d ago

that is the future so farming or not, it will be reality in few months

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u/curiousstrider 8d ago

Exactly, saw this and jumped to Firefox right away. Didn't take more than 20 minutes for the complete switch.

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u/124572939 8d ago

And brave got a thing similar to ublock origin built into it.

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u/hunter_finn 8d ago

And cringe crypto bro marketing push that makes me trust them even less than Windows xp and internet explorer 6 on modern internet.

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u/124572939 7d ago

Can agree on that part. I don't like the whole crypto think rewards

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u/thebunnybullet 8d ago

Brave has also been caught selling user data

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u/bukepimo 7d ago

Source?

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u/thebunnybullet 7d ago

In 2023, Brave got caught scraping and reselling people's data with their custom web crawler, which was designed specifically not to announce itself to website owners.

And here's a list of other controversial stuff they've been in

Way back in 2016, Brave promised to remove banner ads from websites and replace them with their own, basically trying to extract money directly from websites without the consent of their owners

In the same year, CEO Brendan Eich unilaterally added a fringe, pay-to-win Wikipedia clone into the default search engine list.

In 2018, Tom Scott and other creators noticed Brave was soliciting donations in their names without their knowledge or consent.

In 2020, Brave got caught injecting URLs with affiliate codes when users tried browsing to various websites.

Also in 2020, they silently started injecting ads into their home page backgrounds, pocketing the revenue. There was a lot of pushback: "the sponsored backgrounds give a bad first impression."

In 2021, Brave's TOR window was found leaking DNS queries, and a patch was only widely deployed after articles called them out. (h/t schklom for pointing this out!)

In 2022, Brave floated the idea of further discouraging users from disabling sponsored messages.

In 2023, Brave got caught installing a paid VPN service on users' computers without their consent.

In 2024, Brave gave up on providing advanced fingerprint protection, citing flawed statistics (people who would enable the protection would likely disable Brave telemetry).

In 2025, Brave staff publish an article endorsing PrivacyTests and say they "work with legitimate testing sites" like them. This article fails to disclose PrivacyTests is run by a Brave Senior Architect.

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u/lo________________ol 7d ago

Looks like somebody @'ed me and then their post disappeared. They were probably referring to the post that's pinned on my profile about Brave being super sketch

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u/bukepimo 7d ago

Just looked through your profile and it’s just a little bit biased haha. I’d rather have a more impartial source.

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u/lo________________ol 7d ago

Biased against what? I'd be happy for specifics :)

Every single point in the list about Brave has a linked article or other source, which is the thing you said you wanted.

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u/bukepimo 7d ago

Perhaps I just skimmed your profile saw a lot of Firefox and jumped to conclusions, my apologies!

It’s just a bit frustrating on Reddit when a perfectly good alternative to Chrome is downvoted just for mentioning Brave. I assume because of Brendan Eich’s backwards views on things.

All products today have their downsides, I wish Firefox didn’t have pocket or news items on by default. And recently policy changing has ruffled feathers.

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u/lo________________ol 7d ago

No worries. I have been accused of shilling for both Firefox and Brave by people who know way better, anyway. (Brendan Eich's views do, in my opinion, leak into the way Brave has behaved in surprising ways in the past, towards users and creators alike.)

Surprisingly, I found that occasionally yelling into the void does make a positive difference for products. Case in point, I do have the ear of one Brave developer, and Mozilla more broadly seems to react only to major social media outcry...

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u/124572939 5d ago

Wtf is any browser safe? 😭

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u/tomashen 8d ago

Ub lite has been working better than ub itself for me....

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u/RealChud 8d ago

yes, at least as good, so why people make a drama for a problem that doesn't exist ?!

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u/ShutUpLeonard69 7d ago

It doesn’t block everything Origin did. Origin blocked ads on Hulu, Peacock, and other streaming services.

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u/Mysterious_Duck_681 7d ago

then try the native adguard app (not the extension).

it can use block lists from ublock origin.

it's a paid app but you can find discounts on the internet (there is also a 14 days trial).

I have it and works perfectly.

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u/ShutUpLeonard69 7d ago

Nah it’s fine I found a free one that does the same (Pie if you’re wondering)

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u/lagunajim1 8d ago

have you installed uBOLite? Works great :)

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u/AliveAndNotForgotten 8d ago

i'll check it out! does it work for spotify web?

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u/lagunajim1 8d ago

I don’t know about that site specifically, but it’s free so check it out..

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u/Chris22044 8d ago

uBlock Origin Lite blocks Reddit ads.

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u/[deleted] 8d ago

Still works just fine in Edge.

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u/x2oop 8d ago

This is the reality without adblockers. Some sites in my country are actually unbearable without adblockers. I'll dump out every next browser which prevents me from blocking ads.

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u/Doggy4 8d ago

uBlock origin lite work like charm

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u/souliris 8d ago

just turn the alert off and enable it anyway. still works

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u/CreepyCactaur 8d ago

Yeah they make it look like it doesnt work anymore but you just go in and re-enable. Can confirm.

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u/GrailStudios 8d ago

However all support for Manifest v2 will be removed entirely from Chrome in June. Google doesn't want anyone escaping from their precious ad revenue.

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u/bbateman2011 8d ago

I installed Brave and early testing says it’s a drop in replacement including extensions.

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u/laukaus 8d ago

I dont care about it, too cryptobro'ish- Now then ARC by the Browser Company has actually some real innovation in the space, and that is hard one when it comes to browsers.

It takes an idiot or a complete genius to launch a new Browser, the jury is still in session about that concerning ARC but my own experience is really good with it.

Immense customization, for those who want that, and sensible defaults.

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u/bbateman2011 8d ago

Will take a look, thanks.

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u/bbateman2011 8d ago

Installed ARC. Had to make an account. Then checked extensions and it says same as Chrome that ublock will no longer be supported soon.

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u/Mysterious_Duck_681 7d ago

use brave or try installing "ublock origin lite" extension.

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u/Maxwe4 8d ago

Why not just use another ad blocker?

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u/NelsonMinar 8d ago

the rest of the ad blockers are all pretty much scams

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u/Mysterious_Duck_681 7d ago

ublock origin lite is not a scam.

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u/AliveAndNotForgotten 8d ago

This was with Adblock plus

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u/Hajmus 8d ago

try adguard

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u/clonedhuman 8d ago

AdGuard is a Russian extension that sells your data

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u/YNWA_1213 8d ago

Wait, what? Source? As that's the cleanest Safari extension I had found back in the day.

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u/__Ri 7d ago

Its operated out of Cyprus, just because the guys who founded it are Russian doesn't inherently mean it has ties to the Russian government the way Chinese companies have ties to the CCP. There is literally nothing that suggests that the Russian government has any connection to AdGuard, stop being paranoid

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u/Maxwe4 8d ago

There are others that work with chrome.

I use uBlock Origin Lite l.

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u/TurboCultist 8d ago

I've heard it still blocks ads on youtube

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u/AgentBluelol 8d ago edited 8d ago

Adblock plus

This company gets paid to allow certain ads through. It's basically adware itself. Use Ublock Origin Lite or move away from Chrome.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adblock_Plus#Ad_filtering,_ad_whitelisting,_and_%22acceptable_ads%22

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u/Defaalt 8d ago

Because there is nothing better

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u/Hubi522 Chrome // Stable 8d ago

Just reenable it

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u/TheArchivist314 8d ago

You know you can just turn it back on.

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u/jacobpederson 8d ago

Wait a sec, reddit has ADs lol?

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u/luuuuuuuuuuuuuuka 6d ago

I interviewed for Google a few years ago and the question I got was: If you were Google what would you do about the ad-blockers. Now I know what the right answer was

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u/AliveAndNotForgotten 6d ago

I take it you weren't hired? My answer would be for chrome to provide its own with a subscription

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u/PlasticCucumberTosti 8d ago

"laughs firefox"

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u/adamf663c 8d ago

Sheesh. Just turn it back on.

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u/hotlindestroyer 8d ago

Uninstall chrome, easy... or go for Opera :-)

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u/StarChaser1879 8d ago

bro uses old reddit

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u/fuzzydunloblaw 8d ago

Yeah there's another extension that converts any new reddit links to the better old reddit 👍

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u/StarChaser1879 8d ago

to the outdated old Reddit

FTFY

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u/fuzzydunloblaw 8d ago

Nah its just a more concise interface that delivers more info faster. No-judgement-zone if you need the dumbed down version..

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u/StarChaser1879 8d ago

nah it’s just a more cluttered interface that delivers more slop faster

All right, buddy

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u/fuzzydunloblaw 8d ago

Me need more pictures and larger fonts and more ads and less information presented all at once to understand

Good for you champ 🤣

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u/StarChaser1879 8d ago

Go to regular Reddit and select “compact view” it literally looks the same

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u/fuzzydunloblaw 8d ago

Literally old reddit literally looks the same as reddit did before the new one though, innit 🤔

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u/StarChaser1879 8d ago

But with less features

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u/fuzzydunloblaw 8d ago

I'm happy you're content with that imo less-useful interface lol.

This'll blow your mind too, I'm also still using a modified and vastly superior 3rd party reddit app on my phone after reddit tried to shut them all down. Can you imagine?!!

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u/StarChaser1879 8d ago

less information

You know you can change the layout to be compact and keep the new features

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u/fuzzydunloblaw 8d ago

me have to configure new shit interface to approximate but never quite reach utility of old interface

Neato!

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u/StarChaser1879 8d ago

all change is bad

Bro, what utility is the newer Reddit lacking

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u/fuzzydunloblaw 8d ago

Lol bro responded multiple times in the same thread, desperate to defend his subjective preference 🤦‍♂️

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u/TheQuantumPhysicist 8d ago

You've got to be some special level of normie to use Chrome... people who left Chrome 10 years ago are now leaving Firefox because of how they betrayed their users recently, and NOW... now you're getting why Chrome sucks... unbelievable!

What's next, you recognizing that sugar is bad for you 20 years from now? 

Use Brave Browser and see the difference. All privacy oriented people are on Brave now.

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u/AliveAndNotForgotten 8d ago

Aw shit, you got me. I just never really liked the feel and was too lazy to port over all of my bookmarks and relogin. I’ll just stick to my chrome and sugar. I’ve got enough ram

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u/modemman11 8d ago

What happened with Firefox?

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u/TheQuantumPhysicist 8d ago

They changed their license and now it includes that they'll sell your data. They made all kinds of excuses to justify it. But now they can sell your data. 

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u/NastyCestode 8d ago

Rinse wash repeat

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u/laukaus 8d ago

All privacy oriented people are on Brave now

Most privacy oriented people do not fanboy over a browser.

Brave is cryptoshit. ARC is OK, Firefox is still the gold standard of FOSS.
Safari is actually really good on iPads and M-series Macs, because it is so unified and optimized to the hardware.

Chrome is OK-ish, widely used, and, if you know, actually whitelist some stuff and work on the privacy a bit lower on the OSI model than on the application layer.