uBlock Origin Lite has been permanently removed from the Firefox Marketplace and the final approved self-hosted version — uBOLite_2024.9.22.986 — will remain available as a release package on ...

The safest bet for those who rely on uBlock Origin is to use Firefox. Mozilla, the maker of Firefox, will continue to support the WebRequest API even when using Manifest V3.

The regular version of uBlock Origin is still available at Firefox Add-ons. According to the developer, the reason for the deletion was dissatisfaction with Mozilla's response.

But uBlock Origin is a product with a single developer, who doesn’t sell an upgrade. A lot of people switched over after AdBlock Plus started “selling” access through its Acceptable Ads program.

Popular extensions like uBlock Origin, ... If you don’t want to switch extensions, you can use an alternative browser like Firefox, which is not deprecating Manifest V2.

This is why Hill recommends Firefox - "uBlock Origin works best in Firefox", he recently wrote on Github. Firefox uses its own browser engine, but is compatible with both Manifest V2 and V3.

uBlock Origin should still work as normal on Firefox, as Mozilla is not transitioning to the Manifest V3 standard. And on mobile there are ad-blocking options like Safari with the AdGuard extension.

What you get instead is a choice to bin the extension, or find an alternative - for example, with uBlock Origin you might be redirected to uBlock Origin Lite, the V3 spin on this add-on (missing ...

uBlock Origin is a free and open-source ad blocker and content-filtering extension for web browsers like Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari.

Being free has played a vital part in uBlock Origin’s growth to over 37 million downloads on Chrome and 7 million+ on Firefox. For unclear reasons, uBlock Origin refuses donations, unlike other ...

Google is disabling the uBlock Origin ad blocker and other Manifest V2-based extensions for more Chrome browser users. ... Mozilla says that Firefox will continue offering both extension ...