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This could potentially leave over 30 million Chrome users susceptible to intrusive ads.
its happening pic.twitter.com/K3J8Slag3gOctober 12, 2024
Google explains that the move protects users' privacy and security.
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As such, “Chrome and the Chrome Web Store require extensions to be up-to-date with new requirements.”
Consequently, Google states it’ll disable extensions that don’t meet the Manifest V3 framework threshold.
What does this mean for the future of uBlock Origin?
Deprecation of uBlock Origin running Manifest V2 framework on Google’s Chrome Web Store
While uBlock Origin Lite shares core ad-blocking features to its predecessor, it falls short in key departments.
For instance, the new app doesn’t support dynamic filters for blocking scriptlet injection.
The limitations can be attributed to high-level security and privacy clearance that ship with the Manifest V3 framework.
Ublock Origin Lite is the replacement, but it’s missing key features that made the original so popular.
