Google prepares for Chrome extension Manifest V2 phase out
www.theregister.com
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.

    • ShepherdPie@midwest.social
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      6 months ago

      It’s all we can use at work besides Edge which is just a reskinned Chrome.

      On my personal devices it’s 100% Firefox as they have great features like sharing pages between devices and extensions on the mobile browser.

      • Etterra@lemmy.world
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        6 months ago

        Their best feature IMO has always been “not Microsoft” but now I’ll add “not Google” to that.

        • ShepherdPie@midwest.social
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          6 months ago

          No everything is managed by IT due to IP concerns. We don’t even have privileges to install programs on the computers.

          • Railcar8095@lemm.ee
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            6 months ago

            Do you have WSL installed? If so, you can install Firefox in it and launch with a GUI, but there’s a massive performance penalty

        • HappyFrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          5 months ago

          They might maintain it for a while, but their whole business model is built on the idea that they don’t have to develop a browser themselves. The longer they maintain v2, the more they have to patch the main chromium release. Eventually it will be enough development time that they’ll give it up. It’s a company and they’ll only do something as long as it’s profitable.

          • Raphaël A. Costeau@lemmy.ml
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            5 months ago

            I disagree, their entire business model is built on the idea that they are different from Chrome. Native Adblocker is a feature they advertise. People use their browsers because of this difference and will stop if this difference no longer exists.