I forgot to add that Raymond Hill and team released uBlock Origin Lite for Chrome, and Microsoft Edge. uBO Lite is missing some customization features of the original extension, but is still very helpful for Chrome users moving forward. For example, you can still filter country-specific content (uBOLite settings > Filter lists tab > “Regions, languages” at bottom).
That being said, there are reports of uBO Lite being blocked recently by Chrome. While it can be reactivated, this continues to demonstrate Google’s mission to hamper content blocking.
PLEASE NOTE: There are many copy-cat extensions out there and the situation caused by Google Chrome’s blocking of uBO have only added to the confusion. The Chrome store currently has a “uBlock Origin v3 2025” by “Great Extensions” using a random gmail address. Perhaps this extension was attempting to carry forward the work of Ray Hill, but it could also be one of the many extensions simply using his recognized name branding.
ZDnet posted in January 2019 about Google’s plans to diminish ad-blocking, with comments from Ray Hill:
The “official” uBlock Origin page briefly talks about the Manifest-V3 change impacting uBO and provides a history of the extension farther down the page. It is worth noting that the uBO team still refuse donations and instead direct them to the people maintaining the lists used by uBO and other content blockers.