Google's Chrome Web Store is now warning that the uBlock Origin ad blocker and other extensions may soon be blocked as part of the company's deprecation of the Manifest V2 extension specification.

Users of the popular uBlock Origin extension on Google Chrome might need to make the switch to a new browser. Or maybe cave and subscribe to YouTube Premium ...

The ad-blocker, uBlock Origin, is being automatically disabled in Google Chrome for users. This lapse in support is due to Chrome’s move to a new manifest version. Ad-blockers are more targeted lately ...

Popular extensions like uBlock Origin, which are based on the Manifest V2 framework, will encounter compatibility problems with Chrome’s transition to Manifest V3. Google Chrome is prompting users to ...

Google announced the transition of its extension support from the Manifest V2 framework to V3 for an enhanced privacy and security user experience. Consequently, Google Chrome will no longer support ...

Bottom line: After years of delaying the adoption of Manifest V3, Google is now moving forward and accelerating the process. Soon, users will have to choose between accepting Chrome's inferior ...

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Google is making changes to its Chrome browser that are affecting how some popular tools work, especially those that block ads. This is part of a bigger update to how Chrome handles add-ons and asks ...

Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google has begun disabling uBlock Origin and other extensions that rely on its outdated Manifest V2 framework, leaving millions of Chrome users scrambling ...

Google is transitioning Chrome's extension support from the Manifest V2 framework to the V3. This means users won't be able to use uBlock Origin to block ads on Google Chrome. However, there's a new ...

In what may be a first, the US Department of Justice this week charged a hacker with attempting to cause injury and death by launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against hospitals.

Google Chrome is now encouraging uBlock Origin users who have updated to the latest version to switch to other ad blockers before Manifest v2 extensions are disabled. As uBlock Origin lead developer ...