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UBlock Origin

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UBlock Origin

Summary

UBlock Origin is an ad blocker[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • UBlock Origin is the creator of Raymond Hill[3].
  • UBlock Origin's instance of is recorded as ad blocker[4].
  • UBlock Origin's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[5].
  • UBlock Origin's instance of is recorded as browser extension[6].
  • UBlock Origin's instance of is recorded as Google Chrome extension[7].
  • UBlock Origin's instance of is recorded as Firefox extension[8].
  • UBlock Origin is associated with the privacy movement movement[9].
  • UBlock Origin's based on is recorded as HTTP Switchboard[10].
  • UBlock Origin's developer is recorded as Raymond Hill[11].
  • UBlock Origin's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 3.0[12].
  • UBlock Origin's programmed in is recorded as Q2005[13].
  • UBlock Origin's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[14].
  • UBlock Origin's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.6[15].
  • UBlock Origin's software version identifier is recorded as 1.9.16[16].
  • UBlock Origin's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.3.0[17].
  • UBlock Origin's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.2.0[18].
  • UBlock Origin's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.0.0[19].
  • UBlock Origin's software version identifier is recorded as 0.8.9.0[20].
  • UBlock Origin's software version identifier is recorded as 0.8.8.0[21].
  • UBlock Origin's software version identifier is recorded as 0.7.0.0[22].
  • UBlock Origin's software version identifier is recorded as 0.6.0.0[23].
  • UBlock Origin's software version identifier is recorded as 0.5.0.0[24].
  • UBlock Origin's software version identifier is recorded as 0.4.0.0[25].
  • UBlock Origin's software version identifier is recorded as 0.3.0.0[26].
  • UBlock Origin's software version identifier is recorded as 0.2.0.0[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include ad blocker[4], free and open-source software[5], browser extension[6], Google Chrome extension[7], and Firefox extension[8].

Movements and Schools

UBlock Origin is associated with the privacy movement movement[9].

Why It Matters

UBlock Origin has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . openhub.net. openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . api.github.com. Retrieved . api.github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software quality assurance → continuous integration
    Gitlab topic id → uBlock+Origin, uBlock-Origin
    Programmed in → Q2005
    Free software directory entry → UBlock_Origin
    + 47 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/74d102f1b95d|details]])"
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