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⚡️❌ NEW - uBlock Origin is no longer planning to keep chasing Facebook’s latest tricks to get ads past its filters, dev described Facebook as a “disgusting anti-user site.”
They say Facebook has been repeatedly changing how ads are identified, watching open-source projects like uBlock Origin and changing its code to get around them.
After years of this cat-and-mouse game, the small uBlock Origin team has decided it’s not worth constantly updating its filters specifically for Facebook.
Published at
2026-08-11 11:30:56 UTCEvent JSON
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