Greg Wooledge wrote: ... > One of the possible answers was to switch to "uBlock Origin Lite", > which is less capable (it can't "phone home" to update its block lists > because Manifest v3 doesn't permit that), but may still be good enough > for most people. > > Another answer is to use Firefox. In my case, I'm already doing that. > I run both Firefox *and* Chrome (up until the other day), with one set > of tabs in Firefox, and another set in Chrome. So, I was looking for > a replacement for Chrome that isn't Firefox. > > I ended up installing Brave. Sure, it's Chromium-based, and it will > eventually drop support for Manifest v2 extensions, including uBlock > Origin (even though it's supported right now). But it has its own > built-in ad blocking *by default*, so you don't actually *need* uBlock > Origin to have a satisfactory environment. > > I urge people to investigate the various browsers that are out there > and choose for themselves. Everyone's needs are different, so it's > good that there are multiple choices available.
yes, thank you! :) so far all of the replies have been helpful and useful. please keep 'em coming if something hasn't been mentioned yet i'd like to hear about it. songbird
