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.

2026-08-12T10:53:46.162839Z

aceshigh@aceshigh@lemmy.world

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That’s really unfortunate. Facebook today. Other large websites tomorrow.

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2026-08-12T11:52:59.814675Z

Trampampoline@Trampampoline@sh.itjust.works

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Replying to @⁨aceshigh@lemmy.world⁩

Good, fuck em. Smol web, best web

2026-08-12T15:38:24.044245Z

XLE@XLE@piefed.social

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Replying to an earlier post

I don’t think the vast majority of people here get this. If Facebook’s anti-adblock measure is effective enough to be worthy of replicating, it’ll just get replicated.