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How to use uBlock Origin to protect your online privacy and security | uBlock Origin tutorial 2018

The Hated One · tutorial · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

A 2018 tutorial explaining uBlock Origin's advanced user mode, including how to block scripts and use the dynamic filtering settings. It positions the extension as a replacement for tools like uMatrix.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN points newcomers to it as the thing to watch before tackling uBlock Origin's advanced mode and filter syntax.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “Here is a good tutorial on how to use ublock origin in advanced mode.”

    Tutorial on uBlock Origin advanced mode.

    kd913, 2020-02 · Recommendation · in “Things about the new Firefox browser for Android”

  2. “watch this first”

    Watch first before learning filter syntax and blocking modes.

    schiffern, 2023-08 · Recommendation · in “YouTube will now show a blank homepage if you don’t have watch history on”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: ublock origin, ad blocking, privacy, script blocking, browser extensions

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