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.

Brave has reminded users about how much better it is than Google Chrome as the latter begins disabling MV2 extensions like uBlock Origin. For some time now, Google has been waging a two-front war as ...

If you have been a regular Neowin news reader, you are probably aware of what Google is up to nowadays when it comes to ad blockers and extension support. The company is waging a two-front war as it ...

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 has announced that Manifest V3 will roll out on Chrome in non-stable branches as early as June 2024. This will deprecate Manifest V2, which many ad-blockers like uBlock Origin use for their ...

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Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google has begun disabling uBlock Origin and other extensions that rely on its outdated Manifest V2 framework, leaving millions of Chrome users scrambling ...

The problem started with Manifest V3, Chrome’s new extension specification, which is supposed to improve privacy. Google’s latest crackdown on browser extension has rendered popular ad blockers like ...

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 ...