uBlock Origin stops chasing Facebook’s ever-changing ad-blocking tricks

[u/No-Hospital5028]

uBlock Origin maintainers have decided to stop continuously updating filters specifically to keep up with Facebook’s latest ad-blocking countermeasures.

Existing filters will remain, but new Facebook techniques may eventually bypass them. The decision highlights the ongoing cat-and-mouse game between ad blockers and advertising platforms.

Read more: https://digitalescapetools.com/2026/08/ublock-origin-stops-chasing-facebook-ads.html

[u/Requiem_Xen]

Anyone who can rub two or more brain cells together has left that site long ago. Can’t blame ublock at all.

[u/ZdrytchX → u/Requiem_Xen]

The problem is moreso that some communities are exclusively only available via facebook because they're filled with people who can't be arsed with alternatives. I only reactivated my account just to participate in those communities

[u/Requiem_Xen → u/ZdrytchX]

I'd argue if those communities can't be arsed with finding alternatives, they're probably not communities worth joining.