Subscribing to this list can break some website functionality such as links to social media sites or sign-in options that rely on Facebook or other social media. This is why we may have to refer you to the list authors for help when a filter breaks a web page or an ad slips through a filter list. First and foremost, use only uBlock Origin (uBO) by Raymond 'gorhill' Hill (here's the uBlock Origin page on the Firefox Add-ons website). We have a custom filter to block Taboola content.

Subscribe to the Nano Filters Whitelist list with a click on this link. Subscribe to the Nano Filters list with a click on this link. To make your settings permanent, click the lock icon.To revert to the last saved state, click the eraser icon.In general, it’s a good idea to block third-party scripts and frames by default. No confirmation box will appear after clickingThe element zapper will do its best to pick the element you’ve selected, but you might need to dance your mouse around a bit to get the element you’re hoping for. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Once the right element is selected, click to remove the selected element instantly. If uBlock Origin detects a difference between the two columns, you’ll see contextual buttons labeled “Revert” and “Commit” that offer the option to sync the columns with one another. It’s a wide-spectrum content blocker. These rules are also known as filters, and they are provided in collections called filter lists. It cleans up a few troublesome filters from EasyList and other filters that impact specific sites, and blocks ad providers that EasyList doesn't address.If you visit websites in languages other than English, you can subscribe to filter lists for those languages (otherwise, only ads in English will be blocked). I do like the author’s uMatrix extension – which I use extensively and so much easier to manage, control and tweak.Would love it is he uses the same interface on uBO as he does on uMatrix. It will attempt to adhere to the largest DOM object that its algorithm can locate and select.To set a permanent rule, use the Element Picker, represented by the eyedropper icon to the right of the lightning bolt.This will activate an interface similar to the element zapper, but now DOM elements will be highlighted in red instead of yellow.When you click on the red highlighted element, a text box will appear in the lower-right, previewing the class or ID of the selected element. For uBlock go to options->3rd party filter and activate "EU: Prebake - Filter Obtrusive Cookie Notices‎". If you permit those frames globally and save the rule, those URL-specific filters will trump the global content type filters.By balancing global and local filters with content type filters, you can set sensible online privacy settings while permitting content you don’t find as objectionable.To view the filters that you’ve already set, look at uBlock Origin’s Settings page under the My Rules tab.

Help us improve this article with your feedback. If you subscribe to Fanboy's Annoyances, it’s unnecessary to subscribe to Antisocial.1. To do so simply add the full path to it to the "custom"  text field under 3rd-party filters.To add the anti-ad-block filter list for example  simply add https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/antiadblockfilters.txt as a new line in the field. Maintaining the library became a nightmare because custom filters change so often.The bigger problem is that using custom filters can break websites. So anytime you visit a site, all scripts that aren’t loaded from the same site will not be able to run.2. You create a local dynamic **ALLOW** rule for 3rd party scripts. If you think of uBlock Origin as an ad blocker you misunderstand its purpose and are missing out on the core of its functionality.https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-modeIn what scenario would you use a “noop” rule over an “allow” rule?

Red indicates that all content from the URL will be blocked.Settings an inherited based on specificity. So take care with what you do, and if something breaks, be prepared to fix it.Alexander Fox is a tech and science writer based in Philadelphia, PA with one cat, three Macs and more USB cables than he could ever use.Thanks. An interesting comparison with AdBlock Plus is available here. Custom filters may stop working when a website’s design or layout changes or the website changes the way it serves ads to visitors. This will automatically block all third-party scripts and frames on every URL.If a website breaks, you can set a “noop” override to permit third-party scripts and frames. This protects both your privacy and your eyeballs.