We’ve been anticipating it for years,1 and it’s finally happening. Google is finally killing uBlock Origin – with a note on their web store stating that the …

  • Excel
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    12 months ago

    Except Vivaldi has a built-in ad blocker

    • Ephera
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      32 months ago

      Well, to quote the article’s response to that:

      Nice idea in theory, but these built in blockers pale in comparison to the real thing.

      Vivaldi users point out that the built in blocker is noticably worse than uBlock Origin, with some guessing that Vivaldi doesn’t fully support uBlock Origin filterlists (Vivaldi is closed source, so it’s harder for users to investigate).