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by FussyZeus 2389 days ago
I have uBlock running on Safari...? Newest version. Or is uBlock not the same as uBlock origin?
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No, uBlock is not the same as uBlock Origin.

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In July 2018, uBlock.org was acquired by AdBlock,[19] and began allowing "Acceptable Ads",[20] a program run by Adblock Plus that allows some ads which are deemed "acceptable", and the publisher pays Adblock Plus.[21]

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UBlock_Origin

Well, damnit. Thanks for the info.
They are not the same product[1].

uBlock was the original tool but was handed over to another maintainer some time ago. The original developer of uBlock, being unhappy with the direction of the tool, forked the repo and made uBlock Origin which he maintains and is often considered the better product by people here

[1]https://ublock.org/faq/