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 ==Background==
-Released in 2014, uBlock Origin is a comprehensive adblocker that browser users may install as an extension to avoid advertisements while browsing the web. Given the ever present nature of advertisements on websites, uBlock Origin provides users with a faster and less obtrusive web browsing experience.
+µBlock, first published on June 23rd, 2014, was forked into uBlock Origin, released on Jun 23, 2018<ref>{{Cite web |title=uBlock Release 0.1.0.2 |url=https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/0.1.0.2 |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-22 |website=GitHub}}</ref>. It is a wide-spectrum content blocker<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blocking mode |url=https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-22 |website=GitHub}}</ref> that browser users may install as an extension to block unwanted content while browsing the web, including advertisements, scripts, pop-ups, malware, crypominers, trackers, remote fonts, and more. It provides many benefits for users including lowered CPU usage, lowered memory usage, lowered network bandwidth usage, improved privacy, and improved security. uBlock Origin empowers users to take control of what is loaded and run in their computer's browser, providing users with a faster, safer, and less obtrusive web browsing experience.
 ==Introduction of Manifest V3==