Chrome's Manifest V3 transition is here. First up are warnings for any V2 extensions.

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.
  • Malfeasant@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 months ago

    A lot of people don’t seem to understand that google chrome isn’t the internet and what exactly a browser is.

    It’s been that way for a lot longer than chrome has been the big one, it used to be the same with internet explorer…