On Thu, Mar 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM Greg Wooledge <g...@wooledge.org> wrote: > > On Thu, Mar 06, 2025 at 21:50:27 +0100, KISER JD wrote: > > The Chromium-based browsers will soon lose many adblock capabilities due to > > Manifest V3. > > > > When I updated google-chrome-stable the other day, it informed me > that it was disabling uBlock Origin. Thus began my own search for > some answers. I'd never even *heard* of Manifest until that moment, > so I was starting from square zero. > > (Short answer: Manifest is a sort of browser extension API. It defines > what capabilities an extension may use. Google is phasing out version 2 > of the Manifest API in favor of version 3, which offers fewer features.) > > However, I don't use a lot of extensions, and uBlock Origin was the > only one that was disabled by the upgrade. For me, the question wasn't > really "How can I get uBlock Origin to work again?" I mean, it's a > great extension, and I loved having it. The real question, though, was > "How do I get ad blocking to work again?" > > Because, let's face it, the Web without an ad blocker is just not a > pleasant experience at all. > > One of the possible answers was to switch to "uBlock Origin Lite", > which is less capable (it can't "phone home" to update its block lists > because Manifest v3 doesn't permit that), but may still be good enough > for most people. > > Another answer is to use Firefox. In my case, I'm already doing that. > I run both Firefox *and* Chrome (up until the other day), with one set > of tabs in Firefox, and another set in Chrome. So, I was looking for > a replacement for Chrome that isn't Firefox. > > I ended up installing Brave. Sure, it's Chromium-based, and it will > eventually drop support for Manifest v2 extensions, including uBlock > Origin (even though it's supported right now). But it has its own > built-in ad blocking *by default*, so you don't actually *need* uBlock > Origin to have a satisfactory environment. > > I urge people to investigate the various browsers that are out there > and choose for themselves. Everyone's needs are different, so it's > good that there are multiple choices available.
I believe all the major browsers are using Manifest v3 nowadays. Also see <https://www.exads.com/blog/googles-manifest-v3-mv3-impact-on-ad-blockers-and-ad-tech>. Jeff
