Show HN: Adblock-rust Manager – Firefox extension to enable the Brave ad blocker

Firefox 149 quietly shipped Brave's open-source Rust-based ad blocking engine (adblock-rust) disabled by default with no UI, creating a gap between available capability and user accessibility. This community-built extension bridges that gap by providing a management interface, but highlights a strategic decision by Mozilla to ship powerful security/privacy technology without discoverability—raising questions about feature adoption, vendor transparency, and the future of browser-native content blocking standards. For IT organizations, this signals Mozilla's shift toward privacy-first infrastructure and creates implications for enterprise browser policies, endpoint security strategies, and the evolving competitive landscape between Firefox and privacy-focused alternatives like Brave.

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Show HN: Adblock-rust Manager – Firefox extension to enable the Brave ad blocker
Firefox 149 quietly shipped Brave's open-source Rust-based ad blocking engine (adblock-rust) disabled by default with no UI, creating a gap between available capability and user accessibility. This community-built extension bridges that gap by providing a management interface, but highlights a strategic decision by Mozilla to ship powerful security/privacy technology without discoverability—raising questions about feature adoption, vendor transparency, and the future of browser-native content blocking standards. For IT organizations, this signals Mozilla's shift toward privacy-first infrastructure and creates implications for enterprise browser policies, endpoint security strategies, and the evolving competitive landscape between Firefox and privacy-focused alternatives like Brave.