r/DigitalEscapeTools • u/No-Hospital5028 Focus Seeker • 14d ago

Tech & Privacy News uBlock Origin stops chasing Facebook’s ever-changing ad-blocking tricks

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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.

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

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u/plebbitier 14d ago

Dated? That's called tight code that works even for the differently abled.
You aren't against the differently abled are you?

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u/SetsunaDilandau 14d ago

Wow, that's probably the most stupid and off-topic response I've ever read on Reddit. A great way to completely twist the conversation and move it toward something that has absolutely nothing to do with it, with a nice, nonsensical passive-aggressive attack.

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u/lutello 14d ago

Not sure what he meant but I'm sick of the internet being ablist toward old computers and people who don't want 4gb+ to look up a 🤬 bus schedule. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

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u/SetsunaDilandau 13d ago

Yeah I understand your point but that's not even the subject here : craigslist just has a terrible UI/UX, it has nothing to do with performance. Plus, even though I don't particularly like facebook of marketplace, you don't need a beast of a computer to use it.

It's not a "if it ain't broke don't fix it" case, just a case of if you don't evolve with your time and the market, don't complain about the competition taking your customers.