So a real simple question: Which should I use?
From what I understand, uBlock is essentially a re-write of AdBlock from scratch, and they are equivalent. But I'm not even sure that this is correct.
Adblock versus uBlock
Actually uBlockOrigin is quite different: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/ ... philosophy
uBO creator [mention]gorhill[/mention] frequents this forum from time to time.
AFAIK Adblock just blocks ads.
uBO creator [mention]gorhill[/mention] frequents this forum from time to time.
AFAIK Adblock just blocks ads.
"If it ain't broke don't fix it."
uBo has a lot of extra weapons (especially if you visit "weird" sites - movies, porn, etc) , so ... choose it.
Does the uBlockOrigin replace combination:
Adblock Plus + Element Hiding Helper for Adblock Plus + RequestPolicy + RefControl
Adblock Plus + Element Hiding Helper for Adblock Plus + RequestPolicy + RefControl
Firefox 52.6.0 (64-bit); uBlock Origin 1.16.2 (built-in uBlock filters; AdblockWarningRemovalList; EasyList; EasyPrivacy; Malware domains; Peter Lowe’s Ad and tracking server list; RUS: RU AdList); Greasemonkey 4.1 (RU AdList JS Fixes); NoScript 5.1.8.4
For adblocking goal you can use uBo (EHH was - now is dead - stronger for hiding filters but nothing to do for now as FF changed its addons framework)
Just use both one by one and see which one works out for you.
I use both because Adblock Plus (or Adblock latitude) has an element blocker that works better for me. Especially when trying to block a small element in the lower right corner, since the uBlock "create" window always blocks anything in the lower right corner so it's useless in some element blocking scenarios. If it wasn't for that I'd probably go with uBblock.
You shouldn't be running 2 ad blockers at the same time. That could lead to some unexpected results as they start to interfere with one another.
"If it ain't broke don't fix it."