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Google pulls the plug on uBlock Origin, leaving over 30 million Chrome users susceptible to intrusive ads (www.windowscentral.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

My organization has blocked all browsers other than Edge and Chrome - and has also blocked all plugins except for UBlock. For security reasons, of course.

[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Everyone knows seeing a bunch of uncontrolled JavaScript-powered ads from who knows what server is good for security.