Popular #Chrome extensions, including ad blockers, got hijacked. Learn how to protect yourself

https://adguard.com/en/blog/popular-chrome-extensions-including-ad-blockers-hijacked.html

using ad blocker is right not only from privacy perspective, but also helpful for the good of the planet

(source https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7080/8/2/18)

Dragon Hacks: Slay Browser Ads

https://firewallsdontstopdragons.com/dragon-hacks-slay-browser-ads/

There are only two business models on the web: either you pay for your browser, or someone else does. This is why Orion is entirely user-funded.

No third party deals, ads, trackers, or any other incentive to corrupt the user experience and overall quality.

https://www.extremetech.com/computing/google-chrome-disables-ublock-origin-and-other-extensions

Got an older Raspberry Pi kicking around? Annoyed at advertising that sneaks past your browser extensions? Pi-Hole is a perfect project for you. Especially if you're using Firefox and are looking to continue to block advertising, malware etc.

I've been running one for a few years now (on an older Pi 3b+) and it's been great - amazing how many ads are out there. Don't notice them until I browse without using Pi-Hole.

The Register takes 'An exploratory fly-by of Pi-Hole 6'

https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/08/pi_hole_6_flyby/

Just give me extensions in #gnome #web and I will be more then happy. Will test it as my main browser. In my local network I use a #pihole, but still search for a #adblocker for #linux for the laptop...
Any tips for a foss adblocker to install on the laptop?

Since when has The Guardian started doing this advertising dark pattern cookie "choice" bollocks?

#digikey is a superb supplier of #electronics parts but it does not like my #protonvpn #adblocker I think a site should never have the right to do this. I do not mind adverts as such, but the tech they want to apply on the site is vastly more than mere "adverts". #Enshitification So do I need a proxy fall-back for when #vpn is off ?

Verdammt .. seit heute Morgen ist bei mir im #Chrome #uBlock origin deaktiviert. Damit ist auch die App #Youtube Music schlagartig unbrauchbar geworden.

Switch zu #firefox.

#Microsoft begins turning off #uBlockOrigin and other extensions in #Edge

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-begins-turning-off-ublock-origin-and-other-extensions-in-edge/

#AdGuard launches nightly version of world’s first #Linux #AdBlocker

https://adguard.com/en/blog/adguard-for-linux-nightly.html

#uBlockOrigin dead for many as #Google purges #ManifestV2 extensions
#Chrome #adblocker stopped working? Time to look elsewhere
#uBlock recommends a move to #Firefox and use of the extension uBlock Origin, a switch to a browser that will support Manifest v2, or downloading a different extension – #uBlockOriginLite, for example.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/24/google_v2_eol_v3_rollout/

Do you still trust an #ad company to block ads or not datamine you?

Websitebetreiber, Unternehmen und Marken, die Cloudflare-Dienste so konfigurieren, dass Nutzer mit VPN und Adblocker ihre Websites nicht betreten können und geblockt werden, müssen sich nicht wundern, wenn man...
...sie ebenfalls blockiert
...sie schlecht bewertet
...jetzt seid ihr dran, bitte ergänzen...

Yeah, nah. I choose option 2 instead - block the popup with my adblocker

I get the impression that if ad companies thought they could get away with forcing people to watch 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 (2⁶⁴) ads in a single video/movie/episode/song/article, they absolutely would if it meant they can make more money in profits. Capitalism doesn't care how you make more money, just that you do, no matter the cost.

Pi-hole v6.0 wurde eben veröffentlicht. Schaue ich mir in den nächsten Wochen/Monaten mal an und dann gibt es einen Artikel dazu!

https://pi-hole.net/blog/2025/02/18/introducing-pi-hole-v6/