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.
  • prole@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    6 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.worksEnglish
      5·
      6 months ago

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