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##### BEWARE! uBlock Origin is COMPLETELY UNRELATED to the web site ublock.org
The donations sought by the [individual](https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/) behind `ublock.org` (_"to keeps uBlock development possible"_, [a misrepresentation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UBlock_Origin#uBlock_.28ublock.org.29)) are _not_ benefiting any of those who contributed most to create uBlock Origin ([developers](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/graphs/contributors), [translators](https://crowdin.com/project/ublock), and all those who put efforts in opening detailed issues). For the differences between uBlock Origin and uBlock, see the unbiased [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UBlock_Origin).
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uBlock Origin is **NOT** an "ad blocker": [it is a wide-spectrum blocker](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode) -- which happens to be able to function as a mere "ad blocker". The default behavior of uBlock Origin when newly installed is to block ads, trackers and malware sites -- through [_EasyList_](https://easylist.github.io/#easylist), [_EasyPrivacy_](https://easylist.github.io/#easyprivacy), [_Peter Lowe’s ad/tracking/malware servers_](https://pgl.yoyo.org/adservers/policy.php), various lists of [malware](http://www.malwaredomainlist.com/) [sites](http://www.malwaredomains.com/), and uBlock Origin's [own filter lists](https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/tree/master/filters).
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<h1 align="center">
uBlock Origin
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<p align="center">
<sup> <!-- Pronounciation -->
pronounced <i>you-block origin</i> (<code>/ˈjuːˌblɒk/</code>) — <i>you</i> decide what enters your browser.
</sup>
<br>
<sup> <!-- Languages -->
<sup>
English,
<a href="https://github.com/fang5566/uBlock/blob/master/README.md#ublock-origin">Chinese (中文)</a>,
<a href="https://github.com/delightbot/uBlock/blob/master/README.md#ublock-origin">Korean (한국어)</a>,
<a href="https://github.com/ialexsilva/uBlock/blob/master/README.md#ublock-origin">Português (Brasil)</a>
</sup>
</sup>
</p>
**An efficient blocker add-on for various browsers. Fast, potent, and lean.**
* [Documentation](#documentation)
* [Purpose & General Info](#philosophy)
* [Privacy policy](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Privacy-policy)
* [Wiki](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki)
## Documentation
Basic mode | Advanced-user mode
:----------:|:------------------:
[Popup user interface](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Quick-guide:-popup-user-interface) | [A point-and-click firewall which can be configured on a per-site basis](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering:-quick-guide)
<a href="https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Quick-guide:-popup-user-interface"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gorhill/uBlock/master/doc/img/popup-1.png" /></a><br><sup>.<br>.</sup> | <a href="https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering:-quick-guide"><img src="https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/585534/9293685/378d18f0-4402-11e5-9255-8ed3fdbfa957.png" /></a><br><sup>Configure as you wish:<br>picture shows 3rd-party scripts and frames blocked by default everywhere</sup>
Visit the [uBlock Origin's wiki](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki) for documentation.
For support/questions/help, there is [/r/uBlockOrigin](https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/) on Reddit.
## Philosophy
uBlock Origin (or uBlock₀) is not an *ad blocker*; it's a general-purpose blocker. uBlock₀ blocks ads through its support of the [Adblock Plus filter syntax](https://adblockplus.org/en/filters). uBlock₀ [extends](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Filter-syntax-extensions) the syntax and is designed to work with custom rules and filters. Furthermore, advanced mode allows uBlock₀ to work in [default-deny mode](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering:-default-deny), which mode will cause [all 3rd-party network requests](https://requestpolicycontinued.github.io/#what-are-cross-site-requests) to be blocked by default, unless allowed by the user.
That said, it's important to note that using a blocker is **NOT** [theft](https://twitter.com/LeaVerou/status/518154828166725632). Don't fall for this creepy idea. The _ultimate_ logical consequence of `blocking = theft` is the criminalisation of the inalienable right to privacy.
Ads, "unintrusive" or not, are just the visible portions of privacy-invading apparatus entering your browser when you visit most sites nowadays. **uBlock₀'s main goal is to help users neutralize such privacy-invading apparatus** — in a way that welcomes those users who don't wish to use more technical, involved means (such as [µMatrix](https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix)).
_EasyList_, _Peter Lowe's Adservers_, _EasyPrivacy_ and _Malware domains_ are enabled by default when you install uBlock₀. Many more lists are readily available to block trackers, analytics, and more. Hosts files are also supported.
Once you install uBlock₀, you may easily un-select any of the pre-selected filter lists if you think uBlock₀ blocks too much. For reference, Adblock Plus installs with only _EasyList_ enabled by default.
## About
[uBlock Origin's manifesto](MANIFESTO.md).
Free. Open source. For users by users. No donations sought.
Without the preset lists of filters, this extension is nothing. So if ever you
really do want to contribute something, think about the people working hard
to maintain the filter lists you are using, which were made available to use by
all for free.
You can contribute by helping translate uBlock₀ [on Crowdin](https://crowdin.net/project/ublock).
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