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uBlock Origin for Firefox

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Protect yourself from deceptive and data-hungry advertisements when navigating the internet with this free and open-source content blocking extension. #Ad blocker  #Block ads  #Popup blocker  #Blocker  #Ad  #Advertising  

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For the longest time, internet-based content creators have struggled to implement an ad-based revenue plan that strikes a balance between the convenience of freely available media for viewers or readers and a reasonable amount of commercials capable of providing them a living wage. With the latest trends in intrusive and deceptive advertisements, uBlock Origin has become a necessity.

As necessary as ads are for many companies to keep their services free of charge for users, they unfortunately bundle intrusive tracking capabilities designed to gather information on your browsing habits for the purpose of serving you offers that cater to your interests. As commendable as this initial objective may be, this results in your personal data being processed and sold to third-parties.

The issue arises when internet users realize that the vast majority of these services lack an optional paid tier that respects their right to privacy, leaving them no choice but to navigate their websites in question while attempting to dodge hidden pop-up prompts that sometimes lead to inappropriate or deceptive content fueled by scam artists.

In seeing this trend of increasingly more intrusive advertisements on more and more webpages, a variety of ad-blocking extensions started popping up, with uBlock Origin being the most well-known, thanks to its transparency, sheer customization prowess and ability to filter a wider variety of content that ranges from well-known malware-filled sites to extremely malicious cryptocurrency miners.

On top of its dedicated community that constantly updates the filter lists with the latest ad-filled domains, users can block other web elements as well with minute precision, such as unnecessary help chats on websites’ download pages. For pages that cease to function correctly as soon as certain items are blocked, users can add them to the “Trusted sites” list or temporarily disable the add-on the respective address.

While the need for advertisements remains a quintessential part of keeping a myriad of services free of charge for the general public, the maliciousness of certain ads is enough of a threat to average users to warrant the use of uBlock Origin on all websites worth visiting.

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What's new in uBlock Origin for Firefox 1.56.1 RC 0:

  • Fixed Belgian and Nepali flags for Windows Chromium users (by @DandelionSprout)
  • Mind that tabs.sendMessage can throw
  • Improve set-cookie scriptlet
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uBlock Origin for Firefox 1.56.0 / 1.56.1 RC 0

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  runs on:
Windows 11
Windows 10 32/64 bit
Windows 8 32/64 bit
Windows 7 32/64 bit
  file size:
3.4 MB
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uBlock Origin for Firefox - Users can easily monitor the number of blocked ads and trackers from the extension's toolbar tray iconuBlock Origin for Firefox - Individual elements can be blocked to free up reading space on any webpageuBlock Origin for Firefox - Custom filtering lists can be subscribed to or create to ensure a flawless browsing experienceuBlock Origin for Firefox - screenshot #4uBlock Origin for Firefox - screenshot #5
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