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Is Germany on the Brink of Banning Ad Blockers? User Freedom, Privacy, and Security Is At Risk. (blog.mozilla.org)
submitted 3 months ago by Frellwit@lemmy.world to c/adblock@lemmy.world
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uBlock Origin Lite is now available for Safari (apps.apple.com)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by Frellwit@lemmy.world to c/adblock@lemmy.world
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It's more limited than the full extension for Firefox, but it's still a good option for casual users. uBOL requires Safari 18.6 or later.

You can read more about uBOL here: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/?tab=readme-ov-file#description

Brave browser blocks Windows feature that takes screenshots of everything you do on your PC by Frellwit in c/technology@lemmy.world
[-] Frellwit@lemmy.world 20 points 4 months ago

Brave is the least bad chromium browser

It's pretty sleazy. Ungoogled Chromium or Vivaldi are probably less sleazy, if at all.

YSK: Here's a list of browser extensions to un-shittify Youtube by Frellwit in c/youshouldknow@lemmy.world
[-] Frellwit@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

uBO do remove trackers with the EasyPrivacy and uBlock filters โ€“ Privacy filters. More filters and options can also be enabled if you know what you're doing. For beginners it's best to stick to the default settings as more additions can lead to more breakage.

YSK: Here's a list of browser extensions to un-shittify Youtube by Frellwit in c/youshouldknow@lemmy.world
[-] Frellwit@lemmy.world 102 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

If you use uBO then Ghostery is redundant. It can also cause some of uBO's filters to not work correctly.

Also uBO can do what you did with stylebot. (If you use the full uBO extension, and not the limited Lite version for Chromium browsers):

youtube.com##ytd-ad-slot-renderer
youtube.com##ytd-rich-item-renderer:has(ytd-ad-slot-renderer)
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Microsoft officially recommends a new PC and OneDrive to update to Windows 11 (www.neowin.net)
submitted 1 year ago by Frellwit@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Bypass Paywalls Clean Shut Down For DMCA Anti-Circumvention Violations (torrentfreak.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Frellwit@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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FYI, the repo is not DMCAd yet, only the download URL which moved to gitflic.

What are the applications that I can remove from Mint? + Mini Rant. by Frellwit in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[-] Frellwit@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

celluloid, pix, hexchat, hypnotix, rhythmbox, LibreOffice

Those applications uninstalled just fine without any dependency issues last time I tried Mint.

If you're unsure, make a snapshot of your current VM state (if your VM software supports it). Then just uninstall the junk you don't need until Mint breaks. Restore snapshot, test some more, and so on. Those on real hardware should use Timeshift to create snapshots.

Tip: Run sudo apt autoremove package in the terminal so you can see which dependencies that are removed.

Manifest V2 phase-out begins by Frellwit in c/technology@lemmy.world
[-] Frellwit@lemmy.world 72 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
  • On June 3rd, Chrome(ium) users will start being informed that their MV2 extensions will soon stop to function. uBlock Origin (and others) will lose the "Featured" badge.
  • The remaining MV2 extensions will be gradually disabled in the "coming months", with the last deadline being the beginning of next year. (Expect that uBO will probably not last that long).

What options do you have if you still want to use uBlock Origin?

  • Firefox (and up to date forks) have no plans to end support for the webrequest API that uBO requires.
  • Brave browser will allow MV2 extensions for now. I still have no info on if they are going to use their own store or require manual installation/updating of MV2 extensions.
  • If you use Chrome. By enabling enterprise policy ExtensionManifestV2Availability, you should be able to extend support till June 2025.
  • uBlock Origin Lite (uBOL) is a MV3 extension that is much more limited than uBO and is not intended to be a replacement for uBO. These limitations are described in detail in the FAQ for uBOL: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-asked-questions-(FAQ)
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Manifest V2 phase-out begins (blog.chromium.org)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Frellwit@lemmy.world to c/adblock@lemmy.world
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  • On June 3rd, Chrome(ium) users will start being informed that their MV2 extensions will soon stop to function. uBlock Origin (and others) will lose the "Featured" badge.
  • The remaining MV2 extensions will be gradually disabled in the "coming months", with the last deadline being the beginning of next year. (Expect that uBO will probably not last that long).

What options do you have if you still want to use uBlock Origin?

  • Firefox (and up to date forks) have no plans to end support for the webrequest API that uBO requires.
  • Brave browser will allow MV2 extensions for now. I still have no info on if they are going to use their own store or require manual installation/updating of MV2 extensions.
  • If you use Chrome. By enabling enterprise policy ExtensionManifestV2Availability, you should be able to extend support till June 2025.
  • uBlock Origin Lite (uBOL) is a MV3 extension that is much more limited than uBO and is not intended to be a replacement for uBO. These limitations are described in detail in the FAQ for uBOL: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-asked-questions-(FAQ)
YouTube videos are skipping to the end for users with adblockers by Frellwit in c/technology@lemmy.world
[-] Frellwit@lemmy.world 54 points 2 years ago

Sounds like a bug in the filters used by Adblock and Adblock Plus. Afaik uBO or Adguard aren't affected.

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Microsoft wants to hide the 'Sign out' button in Windows 11 behind a Microsoft 365 ad (www.neowin.net)
submitted 2 years ago by Frellwit@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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YouTube is loading slower for users with ad blockers yet again by Frellwit in c/technology@lemmy.world
[-] Frellwit@lemmy.world 36 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The performance issues are because of Adblock and Adblock Plus: https://nitter.net/gorhill/status/1746263759495077919#m

It affects more sites than just YouTube.

Can Chromium resist Manifest V3 or is it doomed to disallow adblockers? by Frellwit in c/technology@lemmy.world
[-] Frellwit@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Adblockers will still be allowed, they will just be crippled a lot. It will probably be the same as the adblocking situation on Safari.

If any 3rd party browser vendor wants to maintain a Chromium fork with Manifest V2, they can do so, but with the risk of code maintenance hell. They would also need an extension store for Manifest V2 extensions. Otherwise V2 extensions needs to be installed manually.

Browser vendors can also create their own separate ad blockers that aren't affected by the changes. For example Brave Shields, Vivaldi adblock, Opera adblock, etc.

Your Chrome extensions may stop working in 2024 by Frellwit in c/technology@lemmy.world
[-] Frellwit@lemmy.world 56 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

uBO Lite have a lot of limitations:

youtube getting more agressive blocking users after 3 videos by Frellwit in c/technology@lemmy.world
[-] Frellwit@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago

Anti-adblock killer by Reek

That thing is unmaintained and have not been updated for over 7 years. It will do absolutely nothing.

If you have issues with YouTube: https://old.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/about/sticky?num=2

I have to add some things though:

  1. Read the thread thoroughly, you may have missed a step or 2, or may have misunderstood something. There's a lot of noise in the replies. Filter maintainers can't always give support or keep up with the noise. Being pushy, unfriendly, or replying to the thread without doing every step will not fix the problem for you. If you have technical knowledge, consider contributing that knowledge.
  2. Do not add random filters, scripts, extensions from random users. If you don't understand what you're doing you may add something that may work against you instead of for you, or in worse cases add something malicious.
  3. YouTube seems to update their anti-ab script at least twice a day more or less. So just: Click ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ uBO's icon > the โš™ Dashboard button > the Filter lists pane > the ๐Ÿ•˜ clock icon at the end of the uBlock filters โ€“ Quick fixes list > the ๐Ÿ”ƒ Update now button. Do NOT click purge all caches and update now, that will only add more pressure to the filter hosts.
  4. If there's a mismatch between the filter fixes and YouTube's latest fixes, just wait, watch the video logged out, or use an alternative front-end like piped, invidious, or whatever.
Ubuntu's Mozillateam PPA now forcing users over to snap install for Firefox. by Frellwit in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[-] Frellwit@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago

I use the binary provided by Mozilla at https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

I even wrote an installation script that takes care of it all. (For amd64, not arm64. I'm not sure if they provide a stand-alone arm build.)

Windows 12 by Frellwit in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
[-] Frellwit@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago

Not only that. Pay to get even more ads and tracking!

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[UserScript] Just another lemmy style inspired by some old subreddit styles (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Frellwit@lemmy.world to c/plugins@sh.itjust.works
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This is a style I primarily made for myself, but why not share it. It's inspired by some of the old subreddit styles and the old youtube design.

  • Should work with litely and darkly plus compact variants.
  • Uses rounded thumbnails to external links.
  • Uses square thumbnails to internal images.
  • Colored proprietary social media thumbs with their brand colors. (So you don't accidentally click on a youtube link for example).

There still are some things I have to fix in the dark theme, like buttons and card headers for example.

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[help] Is there a way to detect if a user is using one of the litely or darkly themes? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Frellwit@lemmy.world to c/plugins@sh.itjust.works
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I'm currently using const prefersDarkTheme = window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches; but it doesn't take into consideration users that use a light system with a dark website.

EDIT: Solved with the following:

const element = document.getElementById("app");
const themeVariant = element.getAttribute("data-bs-theme");
if (themeVariant === "light") {
    var primaryBackground = "#f0f0f0";
} else {
    var primaryBackground = "#121317";
}
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Good PS1 games that weren't made in Japan? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by Frellwit@lemmy.world to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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I do like myself a good Japanese game every once in a while, but right now I'm looking for other PS1 games made outside of Japan that are still very fun to play.

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๐Ÿ“Œ Various resources, tips, and solutions about ad blocking (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by Frellwit@lemmy.world to c/adblock@lemmy.world
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See the sidebar for links to some issue trackers and browser extensions.

General advise

  • Do not use more than one blocker extension! This includes Privacy Badger, Ghostery, and similar extensions, and also browser built-in blockers such as Brave Shields, Vivaldi adblock, and Opera adblock. Stacking blockers will prevent some filters from functioning, break websites, or cause performance issues. For more info see: https://x.com/gorhill/status/1033706103782170625
    • It should be generally safe to use a DNS blocker together with a blocker browser extension. Occasionally there may be some anti-adblocks that can detect if you do, which would otherwise have been neutralized by the browser extension.
    • Firefox and Edge tracking protection can cause issues on some websites when used together with a blocker extension.
  • It is recommended to use free and open-source software (FOSS) for blocking ads to avoid being taken advantage of or exposed to malware.
  • Most blockers should be 'install and forget' solutions for blocking ads and trackers. In some blockers you can subscribe to more filters that take care of various use cases, such as annoyances, social widgets, etc.
  • Creating your own filters or copying random filters from others requires ongoing maintenance. Old filters can cause issues. If something on a website is broken, see if there are any old filters that you may have manually added in the past.

Generic solutions

uBlock Origin (uBO)

uBlock Origin will block a lot of non-dismissible anti-adblockers by default. To block dismissible anti-adblocks you can activate the uBlock filters - Annoyances filter in uBO Dashboard > Filter lists (Click on the arrow to expand the available lists). You can report any anti-adblocks that aren't blocked over at uAssets or the subreddit.

uBO enables the region/language-filter that corresponds to the locale of your web browser. So if there's a list for your region, then it will be enabled by default if your browser has your language locale installed. If your browser is in English but you're not in an English speaking country, then you can check if there's a filter for your region and enable it manually. Open the uBO Dashboard > Go to Filter lists and scroll down to Regions.

uBO can also be used as a script blocker.

DNS adblocking

Android

TV

iOS / MacOS

Desktop

  • Zen (Open source desktop ad-blocker application.)
  • Freetube (Multi-platform YouTube client.)

Misc

Resources for filter list authors

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