Google Has Removed MV2 Extensions from the Chrome Web Store, Including UBO

I don't get it why don't they include it in a separate fork in Chromium..... problem solved.

ungoogled-chromium (https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium-por...) still supports MV3/uBO and is de-Googled.

However, this paper[1] suggests that uBO Lite (MV3) which is still supported in the latest Chrome/chromium browsers, works at least as well for almost all users as the original (MV2) uBO, and, in some cases even better than before... so it's really no cause for alarm IMO.

[1] https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.01000

uBlock Origin Lite

"No way to prevent this" say users of only browser where this regularly happens.

Seems to be an unpopular opinion, but uBlock Origin Lite has been fine so far.

Next front in the ad-blocking war will be AI-based instead of simple heuristics anyway.

Google's Evil knows no more boundaries.

Hopefully more and more people wake up as to what this adMonster has become.

If we want a real open world wide in the future, we need to do something about Google. UBO is not the only one killed by Google here. They will continue on their wicked path. (And, while it may be great that Ladybird exists, I have some doubts that this will really be a contender. We should not become lazy and think that Google will just comply with the demands of The People here - its business is based on controlling influx of adMoney via its Evil Empire, and it secures this by de-facto controlling the browser stack. Just look how many people in % use the chrome-codebase now. That IS effectively a monopoly powered by greed.)

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Serious question: why do people use non-OS browsers?

Most devs I know are on Mac. Why not just use Safari? Works in most cases, helps you catch issues earlier on, looks beautiful and is super customizable, still supports UBlock, has vertical tabs, syncs profiles to your focus, is way more memory efficient, etc.

I've daily driven Safari for ~3y after Arc got sunset and the only site that gives me issues is Hulu (but not Disney+ weirdly). Similarly drive Edge on Windows, I can't think why I'd ever reach for Chrome.