Adblock says it requires new permissions in order to update today. It says it needs access to data in all open tabs and unlimited client-side storage space?

Then I come on here to see reviews and people are complaining about it not working anymore, not blocking ads.

What is going on? Is this the end of Adblock? Seems to be an update that breaks the add-on? Why no explanation of these extra permissions needed? I'm not updating until this is sorted. i will uninstall this and use different adblock if this isn't fixed.

Dev response:
"Hi BWX, We think this is an issue related to being unsubscribed to our primary filter list, EasyList. To enable EasyList, please click the AdBlock button in the browser toolbar and select Options. On the Filter lists tab, select "EasyList". Refresh the page where you were seeing ads. This should resolve this issue but please reach out to us at help@getadblock.com if the problem persists. --AdBlock Support"


EDIT.

My response:
I do not see where I can respond the the dev response so I will update my review. First I'll add one star because I got a response at least. 2nd.. When I go to look at my settings, the Easylist is checked as well as custom filters. Both say "Fetching.... please wait".

Other lists when enabled say "updated xx minutes ago", etc.. So maybe it is a problem with your lists servers. I am not sure. I do not wish to mess up all my custom blocks and settings so I don't want to update, then have to revert to previous build somehow which I am not even sure how to do.

And what is up with needing permission for all data in other tabs and UNLIMITED client side storage? UNLIMITED? Why unlimited? How about 1GB, how about 5GB? How about I decide how many GB, not UNLIMITED space? No you can't have unlimited space on my SSD. Why do you require unlimited space on my SSD in order to update Adblock? Even if you do not use it, maybe some sort of exploit could. I need an explanation before I update, or else limit the space to something reasonable.

UPDATE to UPDATE:
Dev response:
"We aren't receiving any other reports of filter lists not updating (only EasyList no longer being selected). To update filter lists you can try toggling them off and back on or restarting your computer. If that doesn't help, let us know and we can take a closer look at why they aren't updating. We require unlimited storage because of the size of data we need to store. Some of the primary filter lists we use exceed the normal storage provided by Firefox."

My response:
Hi I have updated and it seems ok for most part. I got the lists to update after a reboot.
Now major issue is giant list of text that is preventing me from blocking ads individually. I cannot see the "block it" button because the giant list of text means it is off the screen. That is after right clicking on an ad and clicking "block this ad". This has been a problem for a while. You need to truncate this ridiculous page of text in your block it window. Try to block the main banner on www.weatherbug.com advertising it's own mobile app.

Also Adblock not blocking the "you are using an adblocker" reminder on websites.

Updated to 4.7, and was horrified at the sight of YouTube ads. :'-/ This won't do, so I reverted to 3.37 and all is well again. :-) I'm on Firefox 72 on W10.

[UPDATE] I followed your instructions below and updated again, and enabled "Easy List". That was the fix. 4.7 is working! Yay!

it doesn't block anything today, after update!

Thanks for a quick problem solving!

POWER HOG!!!!

This was a great add-on until today now it don't block anything . What the Hell ?????
Switched to adblocker ultimate and Bam all good again and its recomended .

AdBlock has never let me down. It's always done exactly what it says.

I like how clean looking the menu and options page is. They also added the ability to change the theme, which I like as well.

AdBlock is always useful. It blocks hundreds of ads every day. I basically depend on it.

The extension is very user friendly, which helps people use it easier. In my opinion, this is the easiest AdBlocker I've ever used.

I've been using AdBlock for about a year, on many different browsers. I will continue to use AdBlock.

I'd very much suggest the extension to anyone that is looking for a reliable AdBlocker!

Until now, everything was great. But today, 27/2/202, after update... YOUTUBE shows me Ads again! ONE OF THE MAIN REASON FOR AN ADBLOCKER IS TO BLOCK ALL KIND OF YOUTUBE ADS...

amazing, never desatisfied with it