Static list of uris versus live heuristics. So "much of a difference" depends a lot on what you browse. If your browsing is covered by the static list, yes...there's little difference.

Also, keep in mind advertisers are not unaware of all this movement. You don't think they'll try new tactics once they know everyone using chrome is now hobbled to solely static lists? That cloaking (or other approaches) won't then become really popular?

I have been using the Firefox version of it for more than a year by now, basically as soon as it came out. I commented on HN that I was going to do it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37219071

There's no difference whatsoever.

And it's not surprising because on my iOS device I've been using similarly architected content blockers since 2015. There's no issue with declarative ad blocking.

Of course this differs with the kind of sites you visit. So you need to try it on your own. I can believe that perhaps for some people this is a downgrade, but don't automatically assume uBlock Origin Lite won't work well for you.

I’ve been using AdGuard. There are some limitations with MV3, but it’s not noticeable [1]. AdGuard uses dynamic rules for updating rules between extension updates and for custom user rules. There’s the option using their system level AdBlocker too.

[1] https://adguard.com/en/blog/adguard-browser-extension-mv3-re...

Another happy user of uBlock Origin Lite on Chrome here. No difference. 1Blocker on Safari user since Apple came out with the declarative adblocking system there as well.

I've been using Lite for the past few months, I've seen no real difference. I think if you're particular about rulesets or are heavily customizing uBlock you may want to consider switching browsers, but I'm happy enough that I'm remaining on Chrome.

I used the lite version while on chromium for some time. I noticed no difference in terms of blocking ads.

The main thing I missed was the ability to block arbitrary elements with the zapper. I use this for more than just ads, so losing it is a real loss in functionality. Otherwise it worked fine.

I use Adblock Plus, and ad blocking still perfectly works. Not sure about uBlock origin though.

I for one am just going to wait it out and see what the internet looks like nowadays without an adblocker, if it doesn't auto-update. It's been so long.