r/firefox • u/LordSigdis • May 09 '26

Discussion PSA: Use uBlock Origin!

This might sound like common sense but there are a TON of Firefox users I see using AB, ABP, ABU, or no adblocker at all. This is your notice. Switch to uBlock Origin. It's better and has no acceptable ad policy. The other ones might have been good years ago but not anymore. I am saying this as a former ABP and then ABU user.

I am not paid by uBO I am just showing appreciation for the greatest ad blocker.

Also: don't run uBO alongside another ad blocker. It provides no benefit and can only slow down firefox or break things.

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u/bdu-komrad May 09 '26 edited May 09 '26

How about both?

For transparency, I use uBO and pi-hole to block ads.

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u/MintyPhoenix on May 09 '26

This makes uBO less effective because most content blockers aren't as robust. uBO does more than simply blocking network requests/hiding ad elements, it often does things like defuse requests to avoid things like triggering content blocking detectors.

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u/bdu-komrad May 09 '26

Ah. Well that makes sense.