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https://github.com/laylavish/uBlockOrigin-HUGE-AI-Blocklist

Install this blocklist using the instructions on the GitHub page. For Firefox, you will need to install uBlockOrigin for this. Google Chrome no longer allows the uBlockOrigin extension, so I'm assuming you're at least primarily a Firefox user - or about to be (see browser alternatives below).

For Google Chrome or mobile browsers, this will work with uBlacklist. See the GitHub page for full details on compatibility.

Remove AI Widgets:

If you go to your uBlockOrigin Filter lists page, you can select to filter out AI Widgets - this should completely remove the 'AI Mode' widget/button from your Google search page, in addition to the work done by the Huge AI Blocklist.

Using the uBlockOrigin Huge AI Blocklist filter has made my Google searches look like they used to, and gives me genuine search results.

Look at this. It's beautiful. It's informative. It's not a heap of burning trash bloated with fake information made up by a hallucinating chat bot.

We can go even further: return to the old school search results.

Now, the above results are great and should be free of generative AI junk, but some people would rather not see any of the summary widgets or 'people also ask' box at all. Fear not! You can remove all that by using the 'Web' mode in the Google search bar. Click the 'More' drop down menu and select 'Web'.

Huzzah! Incredible. It's like a functional search engine again.

You can make this the default Google search mode in Google Chrome using Method 1 from this page (https://allthings.how/how-to-turn-off-ai-mode-in-google-chrome/). Unfortunately, I don't know if there's a way to do this in Firefox too. This is why for the most part I still use DuckDuckGo (see below) as my default search engine, and only use Google to supplement my searches on the rare occasion I'm just missing something.

Extra filters (optional):

I've also added four filters (their order doesn't matter) to the My Filters page. Full disclosure: I'm not sure they still work, or may only work on Chrome, but I'm keeping them anyway, just in case.

From https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/1i7kg83/comment/m8lllwr/: see which solution in the list works for you, it seems to be different for everybody.

google.*##div[jscontroller]:not(:has(div[jscontroller].YzCcne)):has(.YzCcne)

From https://allthings.how/how-to-turn-off-ai-mode-in-google-chrome/:

www.google.com##.Beswgc

www.google.com##.olrp5b

www.google.com##.hdzaWe

Make sure you hit the apply changes button when you add filters.

Browser alternatives: escaping Google Chrome.

If you haven't jumped ship from Chrome yet, I'd recommend doing so. Sometimes Chrome outperforms Firefox for niche purposes or because a website doesn't bother to fully support non-Chrome browsers, but the days of Chrome being the superior browser are long gone — by about 10 years. If you're trying to escape Chromium browsers, beware that a lot of the popular Chrome alternatives are just Chrome in a different hat.

Firefox has been the most popular non-Chromium browser for years, and for good reason. However, the company running Mozilla Firefox has annoyed their users, me included, by refusing to take an anti- generative-ai stance, and even included AI features in the Mozilla Firefox browser. Most Firefox users specifically use it because they hate Google's enshittification and want a privacy-focused, clean browser that doesn't hog their RAM and CPU for no reason. So, you can imagine that Mozilla's attitude has pissed us all off recently. You can turn off the AI features in Firefox with the built-in settings, but the company has recently steered straight into the burning garbage heap by saying they want to make the browser based on AI.

Waterfox and LibreWolf:

There are really good alternatives based on Firefox (open-source) which are not affiliated with Mozilla (the company), if you don't like how it operates. Waterfox and LibreWolf are even more trimmed down and privacy-focused than Mozilla's Firefox, and don't use AI. Anti-ai statements: Waterfox and LibreWolf.

From this page: https://programming.dev/post/42546774

In short: LibreWolf is for those who want a “locked-down” fortress out of the box, while Waterfox is for those who want a privacy-conscious browser that still feels like a normal, convenient daily driver. Choose LibreWolf if: You want the highest level of privacy without having to manually edit config files, and you don’t mind occasionally “fixing” a broken website or re-logging into accounts. Choose Waterfox if: You want a privacy-respecting browser that supports Firefox Sync, has an Android counterpart, and handles streaming sites/logins without any extra friction (it supports WideWine out of the box, which lets you stream DRM protected content (netflix, hulu, disney, etc). — [email protected]

I've heard good things about both of these browsers and will investigate them further to decide whether to personally switch from Mozilla Firefox.

DuckDuckGo:

I would also recommend installing the DuckDuckGo extension to your browsers and setting it to be your default search engine.

I've had DuckDuckGo installed on my browsers, Chrome or Firefox, for like 10 years now. It is a good search engine, it's unobtrusive, and blocks trackers, cookies, and does not save any data about you. I've also used it as my default mobile browser for years, along with Firefox mobile, which you can add the AI Blocklist to (see again the GitHub page). I haven't tried the DuckDuckGo desktop browser yet, but I imagine it works just fine like the mobile version. I think DuckDuckGo's browser is also Chromium-based, at least indirectly. I use Firefox with the DuckDuckGo extension so I can have a widely-supported, non-Chromium browser, but include all of DuckDuckGo's anti-tracking features.

Note: DuckDuckGo has included AI in its browser product, however you can opt-out of all AI features with the built-in settings and they will not push it on you like Google does. I hope they remove AI features entirely in the future, but for now I am comfortable with the barriers in place to keep AI out of my face. Firefox also has AI features like Chrome does, which you can turn off with the built-in settings.

There's also noai.duckduckgo search, an alternative version of its normal search engine which removes AI-generated images and turns off AI results/assists by default. Even though DuckDuckGo's inclusion of any AI features annoys me, its policy to make these features 100% optional builds trust with this browser/extension/search engine.

You can always use Google search if you need to, but with uBlockOrigin and the AI Blocklist filter added on, at least you shouldn't have AI-altered search results or the AI overview anymore.

Other browsers exist, probably:

There are certainly more non-Chromium alternatives out there, but Firefox, Waterfox, and LibreWolf are the top three recommended to me. That link to alternatives, plus this ComputerCity page are the best lists I could find in a brief search. If you google "non-Chromium browsers" you'll get a lot of mixed results which require a bit of digging to realise they're not really recommending you what you looked for at all.

I've heard about Ecosia over the years, and while I like the idea of a search engine that plants a tree for each query, I don't think that's actually what happens — at least, that's what they used to be reputed to do, but I believe that's an unsustainable business model which has likely changed. In 2026, Ecosia says it uses 100% of its profits for the planet and runs its search engine off clean energy. That's cool! It's still Chromium-based. And it also uses generative AI for chat bots, so I don't trust its principles on environmentalism. I need to do more reading on this to form a stronger opinion about it.

I hope this post has helped at least some of you have a better experience browsing the web and googling your questions.

I'm tired of drawing. Since I've already redesign Twilight's unicorn, I should also redesign her alicorn. In short, if the Princess uses dark magic, then her student doesn't shy away from it either. That's why she looks like that. She also doesn't look like a beta alicorn, but that's because dark magic is stronger (Celestia wouldn't have been able to handle it without the Elements of Harmony)

This list's been in the works for a while. Here's the things I find most useful for getting started with HTML, along with every free template I could find. If you have any others that you think I should include, please leave a comment on my site!

Easy copy-paste for common HTML stuff

Sadgrl's HTML Cheatsheet covers everything useful!

Learning The Ropes

I'm no expert, I'm still learning myself. But one thing I can tell you: HTML isn't as hard to learn as it may seem on the outside! I was originally very hesitant to dive in because of ADHD and other things, but I was pleasantly surprised that I was able to pick up on stuff through a mix of reading tutorials and trying things on my own. Dive in!!

W3Schools: The ULTIMATE resource when it comes to this stuff, you NEED W3schools in your life! They have easy to understand resources like tutorials, which usually come with editable live examples so you can understand what changing one part of the code would do. Resources are available for HTML, CSS, Javascript, SQL, etc!

Free Templates

Sadgrl's Layout Builder: A browser layout builder that lets you somewhat customize a layout for your Neocities! And of course, you can then edit it and further customize your site.

PetraPixel's Layout Generator: A layout maker with lots of accessibility options and a very clean interface.

Wikitable: Comprehensive and fun layout to make a pseudo-Wiki page in HTML!

44x50: A user who's made a really awesome Wiki-style template for storing information about your OCs and has more templates on the way.

Templaterr: Some great and very basic layouts, excellent for learning as you go.

Eggramen: A bunch of CSS stylesheets with simple HTML test pages. Has layouts for some specific types, too, like fanlistings, webcomics, etc.

Rarebit: The most popular free layout for a Neocities webcomic, and for good reason! It's really good.

Repth's Themes: A whole bunch of great layouts.

Angel's Layouts: Some layouts and then some simple base codes.

Almost Sweet: Sweet templates!

Neothemes: 2 free layouts.

Adilene: Several cute and compact layouts for Neocities, along with other code bits.

Zonelets: A simple and free engine for a blog.

MyRoom: Super cute simple layout with a calendar.

Silly Space: Aesthetic 2 sidebar site layout.

Teppy's Layouts: Several really aesthetically pleasing layouts.

Theme-Hunter is intended for Tumblr theme and page codes, but the vast majority of page codes can be used off Tumblr and will look pretty nice! (Not any pages which inherently depend on Tumblr of course, like all-in-ones and following pages.) Just make sure to read any TOS provided by the code's creator, as some people specifically don't want their codes used for this, some explicitly allow it, etc.

Even More Stuff

#html and #neocities: Tags on my blog for HTML templates and Neocities templates/resources I've reblogged.

Codepen: A site for people to share and show off their projects in various languages. Not everything is free to take, but a lot of it is. Check the licenses/description and stuff, and you can find some really interesting website templates and code snippets. It also comes with a browser code editor to let you test things live. (I made a list of some of my favorites once.)Sadgrl's Webmaster Resources: Huge list of useful resources.

Loveberry: Borders, a calendar, and other code snippets.

PetraPixel's Widgets: Last.fm and Status.cafe snippets.

Createblog: A vintage free layout website which is still up as of 2025, but doesn't seem to have been updated since 2012. You can find free HTML and CSS layouts from 2009-2012, and the majority of them could totally still be used, but you need to know a tiny bit of HTML so you can understand how to increase the size of things to make it accessible and sized for a modern day resolution, along with any other small tweaks it may need. I've used layouts from here a couple times and fixed them up on my own and found it very fun.

Please enjoy!