2026-08-12T08:18:38.770053Z

uBlock Origin Is Giving Up the Fight to Keep Ads Off Facebook

digitalescapetools.com/2026/08/ublock-origin-stops-chasing-facebook-ads.html

digitalescapetools.comuBlock Origin Is Giving Up the Fight to Keep Ads Off FacebookuBlock Origin's volunteer team will no longer chase Facebook's shifting ad-detection tricks, calling it a 'disgusting anti-user site.' Here's what that means for your feed.

2026-08-12T11:01:20.140452Z

alastel@alastel@lemmy.ml

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Can’t they just block facebook.com as whole and call it a day ?

2026-08-12T18:28:15.010419Z

BrianTheeBiscuiteer@BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world

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I agree. Make a pop-up and tell the user Facebook is determined to monetize and track every moment they’re on the site. If they want to continue they’ll get an unfiltered experience and may God have mercy on their souls.

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