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See the sidebar for links to some issue trackers and browser extensions. ### General advise * **Do not use more than one blocker extension!** This includes Privacy Badger, Ghostery, and similar extensions, and also browser built-in blockers such as: Brave Shields, Vivaldi adblock, Opera adblock. Stacking blockers will prevent some filters from functioning, break websites, or cause performance issues. For more info see: https://x.com/gorhill/status/1033706103782170625 * It should be generally safe to use a DNS blocker together with a blocker browser extension. Occasionally there may be some anti-adblocks that can detect if you do which otherwise would've been defused by the browser extension. * Firefox and Edge tracking protection should be safe to use, but they have been known to cause issues on some websites when used together with a blocker extension. * Most blockers should be "install and forget" if you want to block ads and trackers. In some blockers you can subscribe to more filters that take care of various use cases, such as annoyances, social widgets, etc. * Crafting your own filters or copying random filters from others will require you to maintain these filters. Old filters can cause issues. If something on a website is broken, see if there are any old filters that you may have manually added in the past. ### Generic solutions * [Twitch](https://github.com/pixeltris/TwitchAdSolutions#twitchadsolutions) ### uBlock Origin (uBO) * [General tips and solutions for uBlock Origin](https://old.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/wiki/solutions) * [Youtube issues](https://old.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/wiki/solutions/youtube) * [Twitter issues](https://old.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/wiki/solutions/twitter) * [uBO wiki](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki) uBlock Origin will block a lot of non-dismissible anti-adblockers by default. To block dismissible anti-adblocks you can activate the *uBlock filters - Annoyances* filter in *[uBO Dashboard](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dashboard) > [Filter lists](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dashboard:-Filter-lists)* (Click on the arrow to expand the available lists). You can report any anti-adblocks that aren't blocked over at [uAssets](https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/issues) or the [subreddit](https://old.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/). uBO enables the region/language-filter that corresponds to the locale of your web browser. So if there's a list for your region, then it will be enabled by default if your browser has your language locale installed. If your browser is in English but you're not in an English speaking country, then you can check if there's a filter for your region and enable it manually. Go to [Filter lists](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dashboard:-Filter-lists) and scroll down to Regions. uBO can also be [used as a script blocker](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Per-site-switches#no-scripting). ### DNS adblocking * [pi-hole](https://pi-hole.net/) * [AdGuard](https://adguard-dns.io/en/welcome.html) * [NextDNS](https://nextdns.io/) * [Blocky](https://github.com/0xERR0R/blocky) ### Android * [uBlock Origin](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/android/addon/ublock-origin/) is available for [Firefox](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox&hl=en_US). * [AdGuard for Android](https://adguard.com/en/adguard-android/overview.html?source=ag_products_page) * [Brave browser](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brave.browser) * [Blokada](https://blokada.org/) * [ReVanced](https://revanced.app/) (YouTube) * [Tubular](https://github.com/polymorphicshade/Tubular/) (YouTube) ## TV * YouTube * [SmartTube](https://github.com/yuliskov/smarttube#smarttube-old-name-smarttubenext) (Only for Android TVs and boxes.) * [youtube-webos](https://github.com/webosbrew/youtube-webos#youtube-webos) ### iOS / MacOS * [AdGuard for iOS](https://adguard.com/en/adguard-ios/overview.html?source=ag_products_page) * [Brave browser](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/brave-private-web-browser/id1052879175) * [Blokada](https://blokada.org/) * [Yattee](https://github.com/yattee/yattee) (For Youtube) * [uYouPlus](https://github.com/qnblackcat/uYouPlus) (For Youtube) ### Misc * [filterlists.com](https://filterlists.com/) (Note: It's not a good idea to subscribe to too many filters. Keep your blocker's default settings and a few selected filters that suits your use case.) * [Alternative front ends for various internet services](https://github.com/mendel5/alternative-front-ends) * [Farside](https://github.com/benbusby/farside) - A redirecting service for FOSS alternative front ends. * [SponsorBlock](https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock#readme) ### Resources for filter list authors * [Redundancy check](https://adblockplus.org/redundancy_check) * [uBO - Static filter syntax](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Static-filter-syntax) * [uBO - Procedural cosmetic filters](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Procedural-cosmetic-filters) * [uBO - Resources Library](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Resources-Library) * [AdGuard filter documentation](https://adguard.com/kb/general/ad-filtering/create-own-filters/)
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- On June 3rd, Chrome(ium) users will start being informed that their MV2 extensions will soon stop to function. uBlock Origin (and others) will lose the "Featured" badge. - The remaining MV2 extensions will be gradually disabled in the "coming months", with the last deadline being the beginning of next year. (Expect that uBO will probably not last that long). What options do you have if you still want to use uBlock Origin? - Firefox (and up to date forks) have no plans to end support for the webrequest API that uBO requires. - Brave browser will allow MV2 extensions for now. I still have no info on if they are going to use their own store or require manual installation/updating of MV2 extensions. - If you use Chrome. By [enabling enterprise policy](https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/discussions/2977#discussioncomment-8134456) ExtensionManifestV2Availability, you should be able to extend support till June 2025. - uBlock Origin Lite (uBOL) is a MV3 extension that is much more limited than uBO and is not intended to be a replacement for uBO. These limitations are described in detail in the FAQ for uBOL: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-asked-questions-(FAQ)
I know this place is in it's infancy but it is beyond helpful to read FAQs and wikis you take the time to post. I'm not really technically savvy so I can't begin to describe what a valuable resource you provide.
I’ve had AdGuard installed as a VPN profile on one device and it’s working great blocking ads. I installed this week on a new device and it doesn’t seem to stop any of the in-game video ads.. anyone have any ideas?