It seems like the war Google Chrome started against ad blockers is slowly spreading to other web browsers: Mozilla Firefox, one of the most widely used browsers globally, has officially removed the popular ad-blocking extension uBlock Origin Lite from its extension page, citing a rather insignificant reason.

Firefox joins the frenzy started by Chrome!

Raymond Hill, one of the respected developers in the ad blocker world (known as gorhill on GitHub), announced that Mozilla’s automated code review detected issues with uBlock Origin Lite, which forced him to remove the extension from the Firefox store. The store page for the extension now shows an “Oops! We can’t find this page” message.

It’s worth mentioning that Firefox users can still continue to use the full version of uBlock Origin. According to Hill’s statements, the full version of uBlock Origin, which is still available on the extensions page, provides the best performance on Firefox. However, for users who use both browsers and prefer the same ad blocker, the situation has become a bit complicated.

As you may know, Google requires that ad blockers must not block every ad in order to stay on the platform. For instance, extensions like AdBlock Plus, which embrace the ‘acceptable ads’ concept, continue to exist on both the Firefox and Chrome stores.

After apologizing for removing the extension from its store a few weeks ago, Mozilla has once again removed it, this time citing a different reason. It seems Mozilla Firefox is gearing up to wage war on ad blockers, gradually acclimating its users to this reality.

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