From 461d910d3053eb44de9d632d3e5a794889c40d9f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Raymond Hill Date: Wed, 12 May 2021 08:13:42 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Does uBlock block ads or just hide them? (markdown) --- Does-uBlock-block-ads-or-just-hide-them?.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Does-uBlock-block-ads-or-just-hide-them?.md b/Does-uBlock-block-ads-or-just-hide-them?.md index 085a140..8efb455 100644 --- a/Does-uBlock-block-ads-or-just-hide-them?.md +++ b/Does-uBlock-block-ads-or-just-hide-them?.md @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ uBlock also support the parsing and enforcing of hosts files -- something which **Short answer:** resources hidden -- in various ways depending on the class of cosmetic filters. -These filters serve to remove DOM elements from a web page. They have no value privacy-wise, it is essentially to make web page look better by removing unwanted content, which usually cannot be blocked using network filters. Just like ABP, uBlock will hide DOM elements on a web page which match cosmetic filters. uBlock uses a [different method](./Cosmetic-filtering-in-%C2%B5Block:-version-0.4.0.0-update) than other big-name blockers to hide the DOM elements though. +These filters serve to visually remove DOM elements from a web page. They have no value privacy-wise, it is essentially to make web page look better by removing unwanted content, which usually cannot be blocked using network filters. Just like ABP, uBlock will hide DOM elements on a web page which match cosmetic filters. uBlock uses a [different method](./Cosmetic-filtering-in-%C2%B5Block:-version-0.4.0.0-update) than other big-name blockers to hide the DOM elements though. Different classes of cosmetic filters are applied differently: