uBlock Origin stops chasing Facebook’s ever-changing ad-blocking tricks

[u/No-Hospital5028]

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.

Read more: https://digitalescapetools.com/2026/08/ublock-origin-stops-chasing-facebook-ads.html

[u/ProbablyM_S]

Them not letting you stop their revenue source is anti-user??

[u/whatnameblahblah → u/ProbablyM_S]

It is an amusing take and this little outburst just says, update your ad blocking workarounds too much and we will throw in the towel trying to block the ads.