I have to wonder what is the appeal of the lite version over the OG on Firefox. I had previously assumed that the lite version only existed for browsers that blocked the functionality of the full version. Meanwhile, I'm still running uMatrix in Firefox.
> The lite version has better performance since it’s effectively just a bunch of MV3 blocklists.
I think in practice ublock origin lite results in worse overall performance than regular ublock origin since it's worse at blocking ads(which cause more performance issues than the ad-blocker itself).
Specifically for Firefox. This was a really big deal when it happened[0], not because it was the best ad blocker, but because Mozilla's policies managed to put what I'd consider excessive strain on a reputable developer[1].
It was only created as a workaround to Google killing proper adblock related API support for manifest v3, it's definitely worse than regular ublock origin.
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[ 1.1 ms ] story [ 25.9 ms ] threadI think in practice ublock origin lite results in worse overall performance than regular ublock origin since it's worse at blocking ads(which cause more performance issues than the ad-blocker itself).
[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41707418
[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41695054
It was only created as a workaround to Google killing proper adblock related API support for manifest v3, it's definitely worse than regular ublock origin.