One uBlock Origin dev said that extension isn't a replacement for ClearURLs. Should we continue using ClearURLs or not?

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  • adfilt

    The place where I, DandelionSprout, store my web filter lists for countless topics, including my Nordic adblock list. As simple as that, really.

    removeparam isn't a feature that can be turned on or off. It acts as a command that removes an unnecessary tracking parameter from a website's URL. You use this when creating a filter in the My filters tab. There is no need to make your own filters that include the removeparam command because there are already three great filter lists out there that contain hundreds of these commands. The most basic one is included in the Filter list tab and is labeled AdGuard URL Tracking Protection. The other two filter lists are ones that you will have to import to the custom filters at the bottom of the Filter lists tab. They are Actually Legitimate URL Shortener Tool and ClearURLs for uBO - List extension. Just add those custom filters separately and they will be enabled. If you find a website that includes a tracking parameter that isn't blocked by any of these mention it in the discussion page for the Legitimate URL Shortener and it will be added.

  • user.js

    Firefox privacy, security and anti-tracking: a comprehensive user.js template for configuration and hardening

    You can do everything that ClearURLs does through uBlock Origin with the removeparam feature. uBO also has its own version of ClearURLs through the AdGuard URL Tracking Protection filter. If this isn't enough, you can use DandelionSprout's Legitimate URL Shortener Tool which is just a custom filter that can be added to uBO and other adblockers that does a similar thing. Both of these filters are highly recommended by the people at arkenfox/ghacks. If you have any other questions regarding which extensions to use, I would highly recommend reading their wiki page on it.

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  • uBlock-issues

    This is the community-maintained issue tracker for uBlock Origin

    There may still be a workaround. In any case with CleanURLs is going to be effected by this too.

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