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Google is disabling one of the world’s biggest ad blockers — what you need to know
The change has been a long time coming, and Google has been heavily criticized for this move. Considering Google makes most of its money from advertising, it’s never going to be a big fan of adblock software. The fact it’s in a never-ending battle with adblockers on YouTube is testament to that.
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, Google is now telling Chrome users who try to download it from the Chrome Web Store that it “may soon no longer be supported.”
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 Chrome acts against ad blockers, as uBlock Origin is disabled
Google appears to be turning the screw on ad blockers, with an indication that it is turning off uBlock Origin.
Google Chrome’s extension upgrades break uBlock Origin
With Google moving to a new Manifest V3 platform, uBlock Origin is experiencing issues and is unable to run as effectively as before. As an alternative, the developer of the ad-blocker notes that users can use uBlock Origin Lite, which was created as a substitute for the original.
Google announces it's blocking access to extremely popular Chrome ad blocker
Google has announced it is targeting one of Chrome's biggest ad blockers in a new update, which will involve removing Chrome Web Store support.
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,
Google Chrome starts killing ad blockers
It looks like Google Chrome really wants you to look at advertisements. 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.
Google Chrome Manifest V2 support has officially ended — adios uBlock Origin
Google is finally letting the sun go down on Manifest V2 as it switches to V3, meaning that many apps reliant on V2 will no longer work - including one of the most popular ad blockers, uBlock Origin.
Google Chrome update creates permissions nightmare for ad blockers, rendering uBlock Origin inaccessible on newer Chromebooks
Your favourite ad blocker may not be long for this world. Users looking to add the extremely popular uBlock Origin to their speedy Chrome browser have been met with the following message: "This extension may soon no longer be supported because it doesn't follow best practices for Chrome extensions.
When uBlock Origin stops working on Chrome soon, you'll have 2 options
Despite the vast popularity of this ad-blocking extension, Google doesn't want it around. But there is a silver lining.
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 ...
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Your favorite Chrome extensions may be going away — here's what you need to do
Google has flagged uBlock Origin and other extensions that will be disabled when Chrome transitions to Manifest V3.
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Google warns uBlock Origin and other extensions may be disabled soon
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.
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‘Listen to this page’ in Chrome for Android gets background playback
Google announced Chrome’s “Listen to this page” capability last month, with an Android update this week adding background ...