AdguardFilters
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101 | 2,992 | |
2,803 | 43,126 | |
1.4% | - | |
10.0 | 9.9 | |
7 days ago | 10 days ago | |
Adblock Filter List | JavaScript | |
GNU General Public License v3.0 only | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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AdguardFilters
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Inside Amazon's Operation to Gather Intel on Rivals
As far as Safari-compatible ad blocking extensions, I've been reasonably satisfied with AdGuard, and it's free with some paid nice-to-haves which I don't use, but hear good things about. It's available on nearly every browser and operating system, including Android and iOS. It's also open source.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AdGuard
https://adguard.com
https://github.com/AdguardTeam
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Firefox private mode now automatically blocks cookie banners for German users
uBlock Origin has a few lists for cookie banners that I always keep on [0][1]
[0] https://github.com/easylist/easylist/tree/master/easylist_co...
[1] https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardFilters/tree/master/An...
- multiup.org detecting UBO and demanding whitelist
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How to block Amazon from showing referral data in url bar?
! trusted filter (not sure if it affects the query part) ||amazon.com/*/ref=$urltransform=/\/ref=.*// ! does not require trust, but likely will break stuff (it's too broad) ! you can use "AdGuard URL Tracking Protection" - https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardFilters/blob/fff7e0702850ec9298e7825fc04563990bc40a2e/TrackParamFilter/sections/specific.txt#L1322-L1394 ||amazon.com^$removeparam
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UBO's url cleaner filter lists are terrible
Keep in mind that neither of those lists are default lists and neither are maintained by the uBlock Origin team. Issues with those lists should be reported to their maintainers: - AdGuard URL Tracking Protection: https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardFilters/issues - Actually Legitimate URL Shortener Tool: https://github.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/discussions/163
- Request to add filters for https://sofmag.com/
- Mobile web version of Reddit has ads
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Please test this on iPhone and tell me if you see endless "Video Loading"
Issue: https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardFilters/issues/152943
- AdGuard Base filter suddenly breaks facebook
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opening popup when click on the player
Fixed in AdGuard Spanish/Portuguese list: https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardFilters/commit/03d5583f6a0251b9b9b80280269757f29547c86d
uBlock
- Apr 24th is JavaScript Naked Day – Browse the web without JavaScript
- Mobile Ad Blocker Will No Longer Stop YouTube's Ads
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Some notes on Firefox's media autoplay settings in practice as of Firefox 124
Check out uBlock Origin's per site switches [1]
[1]: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Per-site-switches#no-...
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Brave's AI assistant now integrates with PDFs and Google Drive
If ads, in particular on YouTube, are the problem, anything Chromium-based is probably only going to get worse and worse (see [1] and [2]). So that basically leaves you with Firefox and Safari.
I work for Mozilla (speaking for myself, of course), so I'll leave you to guess which I'd recommend :P
[1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...
[2] https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/googles-widely-oppos...
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X.org Server Clears Out Remnants for Supporting Old Compilers
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock
Or if on mobile, it is well worth it to look up adblock options for the browser you use.
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Mozilla thinks Apple, Google, Microsoft should play fair
What are the compelling advantages of Chrome nowadays?
Chrome is working to limit the capabilities of ad blockers:
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2023/11/chrome-pushes...
Whereas a compelling advantage of Firefox is that uBlock Origin works best in Firefox:
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...
Advertising networks have often been vectors for malware. Using an ad blocker is an important security measure. Even the FBI recommends ad blockers:
https://www.malwarebytes.com/malvertising
https://theconversation.com/spyware-can-infect-your-phone-or...
https://www.ic3.gov/Media/Y2022/PSA221221?=8324278624
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Brave Leo now uses Mixtral 8x7B as default
> It allows for 30,000 dynamic rules
That is not what we mean by dynamic filters. From https://developer.chrome.com/blog/improvements-to-content-fi...
> However, to support more frequent updates and user-defined rules, extensions can add rules dynamically too, without their developers having to upload a new version of the extension to the Chrome Web Store.
What Chrome is talking about is the ability to specify rules at runtime. What critics of Manifest V3 are talking about is not the ability to dynamically add rules (although that can be an issue), it is the ability to add dynamic rules -- ie rules that analyze and rewrite requests in the style of the blockingWebRequest permission.
It's a little deceptive to claim that the concerns here are outdated and to point to vague terminology that sounds like it's correcting the problem, but on actual inspection turns out to be entirely separate functionality from what the GP was talking about.
> Giving this ability to extensions can slow down the browser for the user. These ads can still be blocked through other means.
This is the debate; most of the adblocking community disagrees with this assertion. uBO maintains a list of some common features that are already not possible to support in Chrome ( https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b... ) and has written about features that are not able to be supported via Chrome's current V3 API ( https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as... ). Of particular note are filtering for large media elements (I use this a lot on mobile Firefox, it's great for reducing page size), and top-level filtering of domains/fonts.
- uBlock Origin – 1.55.0
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In 2024, please switch to Firefox
> "Its happened before"
> That's not an argument
It's a subheading to "2. Browser engine monopoly". The subsection's purpose is describing how bad things were during the IE monopoly to reinforce that it's something to be avoided.
> in fact you could counter-argue that IE left a lot of technical debt
That would be agreeing with the article, unless I understand what you mean.
> On top of that, the internet was very different back then.
In a way that now makes it harder for truly new competing engines to pop up due to increased complexity of the web.
> I'm still not convinced, why would I change my browser?
The points made in the article are:
* Increased privacy, opposed to willingly giving your data to an ad-tech company
* Helps avoid a browser engine monopoly which would effectively let Google dictate web standards
* It’s fast and has a nice user interface
Onto which I'd add:
* Content blockers work best on Firefox (https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...), doubly so when Manifest V3 rolls out
* Allows more customization of interface and home page
* UX improvements, like the clutter-free reader mode, aren't vetoed to protect search revenue as with Chrome (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37675467)
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Ask HN: Is Firefox team too small to do serious security tests?
Advertising networks are vectors for malware:
https://www.cisecurity.org/insights/blog/malvertising
https://www.malwarebytes.com/malvertising
https://theconversation.com/spyware-can-infect-your-phone-or...
So if you're concerned about security then you want the browser with the best ad blocker.
uBlock Origin works best in Firefox:
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...
What are some alternatives?
easylist - EasyList filter subscription (EasyList, EasyPrivacy, EasyList Cookie, Fanboy's Social/Annoyances/Notifications Blocking List)
VideoAdBlockForTwitch - Blocks Ads on Twitch.tv.
uAssets - Resources for uBlock Origin, uMatrix: static filter lists, ready-to-use rulesets, etc.
Spotify-Ad-Blocker - EZBlocker - A Spotify Ad Blocker for Windows
aBL - Filter lists optimized for DNS level blocking of ads, analytics, crypto-jacking and other such threats/nuisances
bypass-paywalls-chrome - Bypass Paywalls web browser extension for Chrome and Firefox.
hosts-blocklists - Automatically updated, moderated and optimized lists for blocking ads, trackers, malware and other garbage
duckduckgo-privacy-extension - DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials browser extension for Firefox, Chrome.
cname-trackers - This repository contains a list of popular CNAME trackers
ClearUrls
letsblockit - Remove low-quality content and useless nags, focus on what matters. A community-maintained uBlock Origin filter set.
AdNauseam - AdNauseam: Fight back against advertising surveillance