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uBlock Origin stops chasing Facebook’s ever-changing ad-blocking tricks (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 week ago by Digitalescapetools@sh.itjust.works to c/digitalescapetooks@sh.itjust.works

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uBlock Origin maintainers have decided to stop continuously updating filters specifically to keep up with Facebook’s latest ad-blocking countermeasures.

Existing filters will remain, but new Facebook techniques may eventually bypass them. The decision highlights the ongoing cat-and-mouse game between ad blockers and advertising platforms.

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[–] wieson@feddit.org 4 points 1 week ago

That's very regional. Around here, people use eBay, Kleinanzeigen and Vinted and Facebook for restaurants never took off. They're all on Google maps and that's enough or they have their own website.