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µBlock Origin, stylized uBlock₀ in the program itself, is a blocker.
 
µBlock Origin, stylized uBlock₀ in the program itself, is a blocker.
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Unique uBlock Origin features that currently other blockers lacks:
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* [https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Inline-script-tag-filtering Inline script tag filtering]
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* Strict blocking. Completely block blacklisted domains (including popunders).
  
 
"uBlock Origin is NOT an "ad blocker": it is a wide-spectrum blocker -- which happens to be able to function as a mere "ad blocker". The default behavior of uBlock Origin when newly installed is to block ads, trackers and malware sites -- through EasyList, EasyPrivacy, Peter Lowe’s ad/tracking/malware servers, various lists of malware sites, and uBlock Origin's own filter lists.
 
"uBlock Origin is NOT an "ad blocker": it is a wide-spectrum blocker -- which happens to be able to function as a mere "ad blocker". The default behavior of uBlock Origin when newly installed is to block ads, trackers and malware sites -- through EasyList, EasyPrivacy, Peter Lowe’s ad/tracking/malware servers, various lists of malware sites, and uBlock Origin's own filter lists.
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The project specifically refuses donations.
 
The project specifically refuses donations.
 
Unique uBlock Origin features that currently other blockers lacks:
 
* [https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Inline-script-tag-filtering Inline script tag filtering]
 
* Strict blocking. Completely block blacklisted domains (including popunders).
 
 
|Homepage URL=https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock
 
|Homepage URL=https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock
 
|Extension of=GNU_IceCat
 
|Extension of=GNU_IceCat

Revision as of 14:04, 7 October 2015


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uBlock Origin (uBO)

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock
A wide-spectrum blocker. Easy on CPU and memory.

µBlock Origin (µBO, pronounced micro-block origin) is a wide-spectrum blocker for browsers with a simple point-and-click interface to allow users to filter and block server requests, domains, scripts, and more. By default it blocks ads, trackers and malware sites.

Users should note that uBlock Origin and uBlock, while they have some history, are now distinct programs whose code base has diverged form each other for some time, with uBlock Origin being the more actively developed and better maintained of the two.





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https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/master/LICENSE.txt Addendum: "Some of the 3rd-party filters (simple data files) in this software are under non-free licenses. However, it is not clear that the works in question are actually subject to copyright or that the licensing terms could apply. As such, we urge you to use redistribute those filters with caution that someone may try to claim copyright on the works." - Joshua Gay, Licensing & Compliance Manager, Free Software Foundation - https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Filter-list-licenses




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