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2026 resolution: if Mozilla tampers with "uBlock Origin", I'm giving it up

20•fl4tul4•3h ago
In the title.

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naishoya•2h ago
giving up Mozilla, or uBlock Origin? the title seems ambiguous for me
fl4tul4•2h ago
Just to be accurate then: "it" refers to Mozilla (all and any products).

It'll be the last straw for me.

bobajeff•2h ago
Sure. But why make this a New Year's Resolution instead of a more open ended resolution? Also what make you think Mozilla would tamper with ublock origin?
fl4tul4•2h ago
Haven't you heard about the millions of dollars trying to 'convince' the CEO of doing so?
potamic•1h ago
Got a source?
fl4tul4•1h ago
https://infosec.press/brunomiguel/is-mozilla-trying-hard-to-...

uBlock Origin Lite (2024): https://www.neowin.net/news/ublock-origin-lite-maker-ends-fi...

there are many other sources - DYOR

throw-12-16•2h ago
I have no need for a PiHole currently, but I will likely set one up if that happens.
DetectDefect•1h ago
DNS blocking is entirely insufficient compared to DOM interception and filtering, especially with domain fronting.
dogma1138•26m ago
PiHole is nearly useless these days. It doesn’t block the majority of the ads and DNS blacklisting on its own breaks websites.

The only way to do ad-blocking these days is with DOM manipulation.

suprjami•1h ago
Great idea! Then you can move to a Chromium-based browser which has (checks notes) uBlock Origin Lite.

Oh.

simplesocieties•1h ago
Rooting for Ladybird https://ladybird.org/
Madmallard•1h ago
I gave it up a year ago at least when they changed their terms of service to start selling your data to advertisers. They haven't been a privacy-focused company for at least that long now. They are lying to you.
someotherperson•1h ago
They're not just lying, they're killing the hopes of other independent browsers to take the reigns and the attention of the FOSS community. Mozilla is incredibly cancerous from this perspective: it's Google-backed controlled opposition.
tkel•56m ago
To all the people who seem to be invested in the actions of Mozilla: you should invest in an organizational structure that actually gives you a say in the company's actions: a consumer cooperative.

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