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 Somewhere toward the end of May, I decided I will not contribute code anymore to this [uBlock branch](https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock).<sup>[2]</sup>
 
-<sub>[1] [An example](https://www.ublock.org/faq/). [Another one](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/reviews/716364/).<br></sub><sub>[2] Reasons: [this](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=UBlock&type=revision&diff=662527440&oldid=662107368) vs. [this](https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/commits/master?author=gorhill), and [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/ublock/comments/38lf1y/any_difference_between_ublock_and_ublock_origin/crwhmwt).</sub>
+Looks like I still need to dispel that other myth: I've seen in many places lately the following assertion<sup>[3]</sup>:
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+> ublock blocks ads just like adblock plus, but triggers the ads API to think it got viewed
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+Completely false. uBlock Origin (or uBlock) does not "trigger" any "ads API" (whatever that is). It [prevents network requests from being made](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Does-uBlock-block-ads-or-just-hide-them%3F) according to filter lists so that your browser does not connect to remote servers, period.
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+<sub>[1] [An example](https://www.ublock.org/faq/). [Another one](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/reviews/716364/).<br></sub><sub>[2] Reasons: [this](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=UBlock&type=revision&diff=662527440&oldid=662107368) vs. [this](https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/commits/master?author=gorhill), and [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/ublock/comments/38lf1y/any_difference_between_ublock_and_ublock_origin/crwhmwt).</sub><br></sub><sub>[3] Examples: [here](https://np.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/35s2je/whats_a_product_that_everybody_uses_but_nobody/cr7h8l6), [here](https://twitter.com/1v1MeInBed/status/611658444244951040), [here](https://np.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/363569/eli5_how_come_adblockublock_doesnt_let_the_ad/crafo5p?context=3).</sub>
 
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