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uBlock
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almost 2 years ago | 14 days ago | |
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Mozilla Public License 2.0 | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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requestcontrol
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Create a local Automatic Redirect
You can use Request Control with this rule. Import it from your settings.
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How to redirect when i type address in a urlbar to a different site?
You can use Request Control with a rule like the one in this example. To redirect all URLs, the path should be *.
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Script to redirect youtube link to Invidious
For redirections you can also use the extensions Redirector and RequestControl. The first one is (IMHO) easier to configure, but the second one has more features.
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Are extensions slowing down my Firefox?
If you're willing to create your own rules, you can replace all of these with Request Control.
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Extension to forward to NEW Reddit
You can redirect any URL pattern with extensions such as Request Control.
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HTTPS-Only domain suffix whitelist
Install Request Control
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How do I make Firefox append an URL automatically?
You can use Request Control with this rule. Copy it to Notepad and save it on your computer, and then open the extension settings to import it.
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How to redirect invidio links to cloudtube?
Use an extension that lets you create custom redirects, like Request Control.
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Best redirect addon or is there anything else for redirects that is better like a userscript for greasemonkey or tampermonkey ?
I use Request Control. See these example rules:
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Any way to spoof prefers color scheme?
If the themes are in two separate files, for example, https://example.com/light.css and https://example.com/dark.css, it's possible to use Request Control to intercept requests to light.css and redirect them to dark.css instead. I do this with some sites that have separate themes but do not respect my prefers-color-scheme preference (dark).
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?
Redirector - Browser extension (Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Edge) to redirect urls based on regex patterns, like a client side mod_rewrite.
VideoAdBlockForTwitch - Blocks Ads on Twitch.tv.
addon-firefox-home-assistant - Simple & Quick Access Addon For Home Assistant
Spotify-Ad-Blocker - EZBlocker - A Spotify Ad Blocker for Windows
etag-stoppa - Minimalist extension for Firefox that removes ETag response headers unconditionally and without exceptions.
bypass-paywalls-chrome - Bypass Paywalls web browser extension for Chrome and Firefox.
firefox-scripts - userChromeJS / autoconfig.js and extensions
duckduckgo-privacy-extension - DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials browser extension for Firefox, Chrome.
addon-firefox-homer-dashboard - Simple & Quick Access Addon For Homer Dashboard
ClearUrls
AutoPause - Browser extension to pause other audio and video sources if audio is playing on the active tab with automatic resume, fast forward and media controls.
AdNauseam - AdNauseam: Fight back against advertising surveillance