Google is disabling uBlock Origin in Chrome and Chrome based browsers
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Misc1000 — 1 year ago(October 16, 2024 05:00 PM)
Google changed their rules for extensions, which they claim is for increasing privacy for the user, but it's really about disabling the effectiveness of adblockers. The makers of uBlock could modify their extension to meet the new requirements but it would impair the ability to block ads so they are choosing not to comply out of protest. Basically it's about Youtube. Ublock is the most effective adblocker on Youtube and Google wants to force users to watch the ads because it will make them a lot more money.
All Chrome baeed browsers like Chrome, Edge and Opera will be affected. Firefox is unaffected.
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.”
The change comes as Google Chrome migrates to Manifest V3, a new extension specification that could impact the effectiveness of some ad blockers. uBlock Origin has launched uBlock Origin Lite, which uses Manifest V3, in response to the transition. However, you have to manually install the extension because it’s “too different from uBO to be an automatic replacement,” according to a FAQ Hill that posted to GitHub.
Hill says you may notice a difference when using uBlock Origin Lite compared to uBlock Origin depending on the websites you visit and the extension’s configuration. That’s because uBlock Origin Lite has more limited filtering capabilities than uBlock Origin, as the Manifest V3 spec puts restrictions on the Declarative Net Request API used by ad-blocking extensions.
“In general, uBOL will be less effective at dealing with websites using anti-content blocker or minimizing website breakage because many filters can’t be converted into DNR [Declarative Net Request] rules,” Hill explains in the FAQ.