[michaelhoffman]

I'm using uBlock Origin and get

    uBlock Origin has prevented the following page from loading:
    
    https://www.ublock.org/announcement/
    
    Because of the following filter
    
    ||ublock.org^$document
    Found in: uBlock filters – Badware risks

[18pfsmt]

There seems to be lots of confusion around this topic.

gorhill is the original author of uBlock, but when he handed the project off to someone else, he found that they didn't live up to ethical standards, which is why gorhill started uBlock Origin. That other person owns ublock.org, so it makes sense to filter that domain.

[chucksmash]

Thanks for the background. The relevant Wikipedia page doesn't provide detail beyond "a fork happened" and I was curious how the project creator ended up on the side of the fork with a different name and no access to the original domain.

[octosphere]

I saw this too. I imagine the intention here is to drive away any interest in the non-good uBlock, i.e the uBlock that is not uBlock Origin.

[daveFNbuck]

I think it's more to protect people like me who use uBlock Origin and clicked the link thinking it was on the site that makes my blocker.

[Frenchgeek]

Confirmed. I non longer use uBlock Origin.

[deskamess]

Isn't ublock origin the 'good one'?

[hendersoon]

Yes, that is correct.

[tgtweak]

I thought it was a bit amusing.