Developers struggle to build ad blockers that can modify HTTP responses and run user scripts across browsers, especially after Chrome and Edge lock out older extensions. AdScriptForge provides a unified sandboxed extension framework and distribution platform that lets you inject and modify scripts, intercept responses, and deploy across Chrome, Edge, and Firefox without hitting browser restrictions.
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Raw Complaint Log
hn • r/hackernews
Comment on: Microsoft Edge is about to lock out older ad blockers, just like Chrome did
Besides AdGuard I also have my own extension that loads userscripts from my own server (that uses the new userScripts API), so I think I only see my own point of view and the things that would potentially limit my solutions.So far I'm able to block everything I want, but I mentioned replacing the response body because this is the only way I could modify or even inspect the service worker.. I think this vector could help circumventing ad blockers, but again - it would only matter if there were ads I'd not be able to block.When it comes to distribution, firefox sucks because I can't even run my
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