Updated Does uBlock block ads or just hide them? (markdown)

Raymond Hill 2015-08-09 00:16:55 -04:00
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The statement above is plain fear-using-disinformation. That kind of disinformation happens to be convenient to the incumbent blockers, **or** to those who have an interest in people using those incumbent blockers.
Also another myth: I've seen in [many](https://np.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/35s2je/whats_a_product_that_everybody_uses_but_nobody/cr7h8l6) [places](https://twitter.com/1v1MeInBed/status/611658444244951040) [lately](https://np.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/363569/eli5_how_come_adblockublock_doesnt_let_the_ad/crafo5p?context=3) the following assertion:
> ublock blocks ads just like adblock plus, but triggers the ads API to think it got viewed
Completely false. uBlock Origin does not "trigger" any "ads API" (whatever that is). It prevents network requests from being made according to filter lists (or [dynamic filtering rules](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering)) so that your browser does not connect to remote servers, period.
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Whoever claims that uBlock does not block network requests as expected should open [an issue with uBlock](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues) along with **all** the details supporting the claim. If the issue is not addressed satisfactorily, the claimant should report its finding + proof to the [PRISM Break project](https://github.com/nylira/prism-break/issues) in order to ensure [uBlock](https://prism-break.org/en/projects/ublock-origin/) is removed from that project.