Dossier
uBlock Origin
Coverage of uBlock Origin in the Nexus archive.
- Why Facebook’s war on ad blockers could help scammers
Ad blocking extends beyond mere inconvenience, serving as a critical security measure by preventing users from accessing malicious and scam ads. Large platforms maintain a structural advantage because they control the entire ad delivery stack, enabling them to alter patterns that independent filter-list maintainers struggle to keep pace with due to limited resources.
- Google Chrome is killing all uBlock Origin bypasses, Edge, Opera to follow
Google Chrome is removing all uBlock Origin bypasses, with Microsoft Edge and Opera set to follow. The change affects ad-blocking capabilities in these browsers.