uBlock Origin volunteers quit playing whack-a-mole with Facebook ads
Two volunteer contributors carry most of the filter work, leaving Facebook users dependent on outside lists and custom rules.
By RuntimeWire Staff · Published
Primary source: Digital Escape Tools
Why it matters
Facebook's rapid countermeasures have exhausted a volunteer maintenance model, showing how easily large platforms can outspend open-source tools that interfere with ad revenue.
Two volunteer contributors carry most of the filter work, leaving Facebook users dependent on outside lists and custom rules.
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