How to use uBlock Origin to protect your online privacy and security | uBlock Origin tutorial 2018
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN points newcomers to it as the thing to watch before tackling uBlock Origin's advanced mode and filter syntax.
What it is
A 2018 tutorial explaining uBlock Origin's advanced user mode, including how to block scripts and use the dynamic filtering settings. It positions the extension as a replacement for tools like uMatrix.
Recommended by 2 HN commenters across 2 different months, 2020 to 2023.
What Hacker News said
Recommends kd913 · 2020-02 · on “Things about the new Firefox browser for Android”
Yes, in fact ublock origin has a very advanced global/local case where you can block resources globally or block resources locally and temporarily if you really want. It's generally better to use ublock origin on it's own than to use ublock origin with umatrix or ublock with noscript. Mainly because ublock origin comes wiht neutralising anti-adblock scripts that would get blocked if you combine it with a separate script blocker. [LINK] Here is a good tutorial on how to use ublock origin in advanced mode. [this video]
Recommends schiffern · 2023-08 · on “YouTube will now show a blank homepage if you don’t have watch history on”
Glad to hear it. Note that it can also re-style elements, for example restoring the old (non-bold) Youtube titles: www.youtube.com##h3.title:style(font-weight: 400 !important;) or un-float pesky navbars: ! Disable floating navbars www.nytimes.com##.live-blog-above-main-content:style(position:absolute !important) www.latimes.com##header[data-element=header]:style(position:absolute !important) apnews.com##.Page-header:style(position:absolute !important) www.wired.com##.persistent-top:style(position:absolute !important) www.vice.com##.nav-bar:style(position:absolute !important) You can even run scripts from a built-in library.[0] Eg to disable Youtube rollover previews (including traffic), you
Cites 411111111111111 · 2022-08 · on “AdGuard publishes the first ad blocker built on Manifest V3”
Isn't it pretty much redundant? You just have to enable advanced mode in ublock origin extension settings. The interface is arguably slightly harder to figure out though, but the functionality is there once you've enabled it. the ublock origin repo actually has a video linked how it works: [this video]