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Google Chrome disables popular ad blocker
In a quote post on X posted by Raymond Hill, the developer who brought us the free ad blocker Chrome extension uBlock Origin, it appears that Google Chrome is turning off the ad blocker. "The deprecation of uBO in the Chrome Web Store has started," Hill posted.
Google's Chrome Browser Starts Disabling uBlock Origin
The browser is doing so as part of Google's plan to phase out older Manifest V2 extensions to bolster Chrome's security. Still, some uBlock Origin users aren't happy about the change.
Google Chrome’s uBlock Origin phaseout has begun
Google Chrome has begun to phase out uBlock Origin. The developer of the free ad blocker, Raymond Hill, recently reposted a screenshot that shows Chrome automatically turning off uBlock Origin because it is “no longer supported.
Google Begins Removing Ad-Block Extension uBlock Origin from Chrome Web Store: "Doesn't Follow Best Practices"
Block Origin, the free and open-source extension for Chrome, Firefox, and other popular internet browsers that advertises itself as more than just a simple ad-blocker, allowing users to block a "wide spectrum" of content with CPU and memory efficiency as a primary feature,
Google Chrome is disabling one of the world’s biggest ad blockers — what you need to know
Earlier this year Google confirmed it would start phasing out extension support for the Manifest V2 framework. That’s very bad news for uBlock Origin, one of the best ad blockers, because it means the app would end up being disabled in the Chrome browser.
uBlock Origin 'deprecation' begins in Chrome Web Store
Google's Manifest V3 is phasing out uBlock Origin due to limitations on content blocking. uBlock Origin Lite is not a sufficient replacement and lacks granular controls, and doesn't work against anti-ad-blocking measures.
Google warns that ad blockers like uBlock Origin will soon be removed
The writing is almost literally on the wall for Chrome’s most popular ad blockers. After months of warnings that extensions like uBlock Origin would be removed after Chrome’s Manifest V3 extension update,
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