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.

Software that injects extra adverts onto webpages can be very annoying. You can expect to be inundated with popup messages and intrusive sidebars that are added to ordinarily safe websites. Google ...

Google is starting to enforce its promise to disable outdated Chrome extensions. Chrome extensions add new features to the browser and are often used for facilities such as ad blockers, password ...

Google has officially implemented a new platform for Chrome extensions, and it brings both good and bad news. On the positive side, Manifest V3 promises greater safety and security within Chrome. On ...

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Bottom line: After years of delaying the adoption of Manifest V3, Google is now moving forward and accelerating the process. Soon, users will have to choose between accepting Chrome's inferior ...

The shutter is coming down on widely used Google Chrome extensions that haven’t been updated to a new version of the software. Google warned last year that it was barring access to extensions that ...

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Google Chrome is now encouraging uBlock Origin users who have updated to the latest version to switch to other ad blockers before Manifest v2 extensions are disabled. As uBlock Origin lead developer ...