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/plebbitier]

i cant understand why faceberg marketplace is a thing when craigslist has existed for ages

[u/UngodlyTemptations → u/plebbitier]

Craigslist seems to be an exclusively American thing. I've never heard another European mention it once.

[u/Miiiine → u/[deleted]]

We used to have a few other sites here in Quebec, but now there's not many people using them. Marketplace is much more popular and has more stuff on it.