this post was submitted on 12 Oct 2023
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uBlock Origin - Free, open-source ad content blocker. Easy on CPU and memory.
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What does it do and why does it work?
It manually updates the list used to block the ad elements. The adblock devs are battling Google as Google is changing the elements to make the lists obsolete, hence why sometimes manual update is needed even with auto-update enabled.
uBlock origin helps me keep my sanity
Commercials on YouTube make Homer something something
Go crazy?