Google Chrome’s plan to limit ad blocking extensions kicks off next week - eviltoast

Reminder to switch browsers if you haven’t already!


  • Google Chrome is starting to phase out older, more capable ad blocking extensions in favor of the more limited Manifest V3 system.
  • The Manifest V3 system has been criticized by groups like the Electronic Frontier Foundation for restricting the capabilities of web extensions.
  • Google has made concessions to Manifest V3, but limitations on content filtering remain a source of skepticism and concern.
  • prole@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    Oh yeah nothing bad could ever happen from effectively removing an entire section of the population from certain parts of the Internet completely.

    I can’t imagine that ever going badly.

    • freebee@sh.itjust.works
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      5 months ago

      That’s already the case. Facebook etc have been walled gardens (or prisons if you prefer) for decade and a half now.