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Google’s Manifest V3 Rollout: Ad Blocker Armageddon or Just a Bump in the Browser Road?
Google is gently nudging uBlock Origin and other Manifest V2-based extensions out of Chrome, like an awkward break-up. Manifest V3 is here to save the day—or at least that’s what Google claims, despite its ad-blocking limitations. So, if you’re a fan of uBlock Origin, brace yourself for a Lite experience!
Hot Take:
If you ever wanted to know what it’s like to be stuck in a slow-motion horror film, just ask Google Chrome users watching their favorite extensions get slowly Thanos-snapped out of existence. The Manifest V3 rollout proves that sometimes “new and improved” is just fancy corporate speak for “less fun and more restrictions”.
Key Points:
- Google is pushing users to switch from Manifest V2 to Manifest V3 in Chrome extensions.
- Manifest V3 offers improved performance but at the expense of extension functionality.
- Popular extensions like uBlock Origin are being automatically disabled.
- The rollout is gradual, with some users still able to use V2 extensions.
- Enterprise users have until June 2025 to make the switch.
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