Google prepares for Chrome extension Manifest V2 phase out
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Starting Monday, users will gradually be warned the end is near

The new MV3 architecture reflects Google’s avowed desire to make browser extensions more performant, private, and secure. But the internet giant’s attempt to do so has been bitterly contested by makers of privacy-protecting and content-blocking extensions, who have argued that the Chocolate Factory’s new software architecture will lead to less effective privacy and content-filtering extensions.

For users of uBlock Origin, which runs on Manifest V2, “options” means using the less capable uBlock Origin Lite, which supports Manifest V3.

    • VerPoilu@sopuli.xyz
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      1 month ago

      Firefox’s implementation of manifest v3 doesn’t come with the same restriction as Google’s. Ad blockers will still work with manifest v3 on Firefox (but not on chrome).

      This means that all manifest v3 extensions made for Chrome work with Firefox, and almost all manifest v3 extensions made for Firefox will work with Chrome.

    • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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      1 month ago

      Ah; but do they have plans /not/ to phase out v2?

      Because if they don’t, phasing it out will eventually be the easiest way to maintain their codebase and performance.