Google Chrome’s plan to limit ad blocking extensions kicks off next week

[Diunx]

Firefox

 

[ORDER_66]

And you know whats more insane this doesnt even address the lack of browser security with these pop up ads and advertisements... it's like google has no concept of WHY we have all these blockers... alot of these ads themselves is fukking malware... you are literally letting your browser be compromised by data thieves because YOU want ad revenue...

 

[Deflatedhoopdreams]

Who is using Chrome in 2024 anyways

 

[Sane]

Who is using Chrome in 2024 anyways

A lot of people ain't tech savvy like that, so they use whatever default browser is installed

 

[Richard Glidewell]

shyt is funny as fukk lol......I can't click on the Google quick results links because I blocked ads on my network......LMAO......oh well.......those fukking peacock Olympic ads were the last fukking straw, everytime I want to fast forward I have to watch 2 minutes wish of ads.....no....nah....guck that........they made me do it.......

 

[AStrangeName]

And you know whats more insane this doesnt even address the lack of browser security with these pop up ads and advertisements... it's like google has no concept of WHY we have all these blockers... alot of these ads themselves is fukking malware... you are literally letting your browser be compromised by data thieves because YOU want ad revenue...

Google is walking the same footsteps that Microsoft walked 20 years ago with no shame. The difference is that not many people cared the way they did 20 years ago.

 

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Chrome Canary just killed uBlock Origin and other Manifest V2 extensions

The Chrome Canary in the coal mine just went silent, as uBlock Origin and other Manifest V2 extensions can no longer be re-enabled via flags

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Chrome Canary just killed uBlock Origin and other Manifest V2 extensions​

By Chris Thomas

Published 2 days ago
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Google Chrome

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Pour one out for the ad-free Chrome browsing experience tonight. Chrome Canary, the pre-beta release version with the most far-out feature set, just reminded us that top extensions like the beloved uBlock Origin are not long for this Earth. The removal of a custom settings flag previously used to enable deprecated Manifest V2 extensions (like most popular ad blockers) has begun turning out the lights on the user-friendly Chrome party (via @leopova on Twitter/X).

Disabling features in the name of progress​

Alas, poor uBlock, we hardly knew thee​

The Manifest rulesets outline the way Google's world-eating browser interacts with extensions — essentially the only things that give users significant control over their web-surfing experience. The V3 standards hit the popular software years ago, but V2-complaint extensions did and do remain functional in Chrome's public release.



In an entirely expected and roundly denounced move, Google has begun testing the complete deprecation of Manifest V2 extensions in its super-ultra-early Chrome test build. Called Chrome Canary, it's partly used to ensure subtle changes don't outright kill the program — hence the name.



Firefox for Android still doesn't officially support all extensions, but there is a neat workaround

Ad blockers have been among the most-used extensions since broadband became widespread-enough to spare some bandwidth for flashing, animated, annoying ads sprinkled throughout every page. Fundamental changes within the Manifest V3 rules mean the most powerful of those, including long-time crowd favorite uBlock Origin, simply won't work once Manifest V2 breathes its last.

Let the funeral march begin​

If only Chrome hadn't been getting worse for a while​

Ad blockers still work in the public version of Chrome, but like all of ours, their deaths will come surely if not swiftly. Manifest V2 extensions have been "unsupported" in Chrome Canary since June, but a custom flag let you disable the disabling and turn your aging, lifesaving extensions back on. But that flag has disappeared from the latest Canary release, and the funeral dirge has begun to play. It's only a matter of time before you can't block most ads on the Chrome browser.

While there may not be hope, there is cope: Power users and novices alike have decried Chrome's various UI changes over the last couple of years, a remembrance that takes away some of the sting. Despite lightning-quick rendering and nearly universal compatibility across regions, interface changes like the barely distinguishable active vs. background tab colors make it less painful to abandon Google's internet portal. In other words, it's a better time than ever to switch to Firefox, the free, open-source browser that at least gives you the freedom to surf the web the way you want.

 

[Richard Glidewell]

Suicide by a thousand cuts.......people aren't as unsavy as they used to be......there are a number of good browsers to choose from.........all these high paid personnel and nobody was like hey.....uh.....this might not be a good idea

 

[Heimdall]

ffs

hopefully MV2 extensions will keep working in Kiwi because I have not enjoyed using Firefox (well, Iceraven) since the Fenix update, I don't know if I could go back to full time use.

edit: Iceraven starts pretty slowly on my ancient tablet but runs fine on a slightly less ancient phone I tried it on, so it might be all right on my actual phone, hmm

edit 2: I have now set up Iceraven on my phone, and the transition was quite painless apart from getting my bookmarks in there. And it's running quite well, I think I can stick with this.

I'm not sure what to do about the work computers I've applied the ExtensionManifestV2Availability policy but long-term? idk

 

[omnifax]

Been using Opera GX for some time and I definitely won't be going back now. Not as many useful extensions but the baseline features are pretty robust.

 

[Dameon Farrow]

Google stays messing up. Ruined Youtube and now this.

 

[Green negs and spam]

I'm going to have to pay that Firefox tithe this year.

 

[blockburna420]

Samsung Browser + YouTube premium =

 

[YaThreadFloppedB!]

if you ain’t using Brave or Opera you pouring jelly on yaself

 

[jdubnyce]

Brave browser