Google Is Putting an End to Ad-Blocking in Chrome

[w1z4rd]

"While the exact date or timing has yet to be announced, Google has confirmed that it intends to go ahead with changes in its Chrome browser that disable the ability for browser extensions to block ads, though it seems to exempt enterprise customers. The reasons are highly technical but the short explaination is that Google plans to eliminate the ability to block ads before the browser loads them, which is what most ad-blocking extensions use."

Inc.Africa

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It was nice while it lasted, time to explore the other browsers.

 

[BeerIsNotGood...]

"While the exact date or timing has yet to be announced, Google has confirmed that it intends to go ahead with changes in its Chrome browser that disable the ability for browser extensions to block ads, though it seems to exempt enterprise customers. The reasons are highly technical but the short explaination is that Google plans to eliminate the ability to block ads before the browser loads them, which is what most ad-blocking extensions use."

Inc.Africa

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incafrica.com

It was nice while it lasted, time to explore the other browsers.

BE BRAVE

 

[BrotherTheresa]

Brave FTW

 

[BBSA]

Just use a dns which blocks advert.

 

[Sworaxe]

Brave it is then.

 

[SykomantiS]

My question is whether this will affect Brave, since it's based on Chrome (Chromium?).

 

[prod]

Uhm Brave uses Chromium, so good luck. Use FF.

 

[Dimpie (JIGSAW)]

 

[SkillBeatsAll]

My question is whether this will affect Brave, since it's based on Chrome (Chromium?).

Specific to the chrome browser

 

[backstreetboy]

Posting a THREE year old article? Also who cares? Just use a dns adblocker like https://controld.com/.

 

[prod]

Specific to the chrome browser

Nope, it's the MV3 SPEC:

The MV3 spec is part of the Chromium project, an open-source web browser created by Google that forms the basis of not only Chrome but also Microsoft Edge, the privacy-focused Brave, lightweight browser Opera, and many others.

 

[backstreetboy]

Nope, it's the MV3 SPEC:

The MV3 spec is part of the Chromium project, an open-source web browser created by Google that forms the basis of not only Chrome but also Microsoft Edge, the privacy-focused Brave, lightweight browser Opera, and many others.

Brave and probably others as well will continue to support MV2...

 

[Vox Populi Vox Dei]

I will remain with Opera then...

 

[w1z4rd]

I will remain with Opera then...

The post above yours indicates thats not going to help. AFAIK, Firefox will be one of the few options you have.

 

[Pegging]

"While the exact date or timing has yet to be announced, Google has confirmed that it intends to go ahead with changes in its Chrome browser that disable the ability for browser extensions to block ads, though it seems to exempt enterprise customers. The reasons are highly technical but the short explaination is that Google plans to eliminate the ability to block ads before the browser loads them, which is what most ad-blocking extensions use."

Inc.Africa

Everything You Need to Start, Run and Grow Your Business in Africa

incafrica.com

It was nice while it lasted, time to explore the other browsers.

May 2019?

 

[prod]

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May 2019?

Yes, it's coming up now again due to some posts from Google, and a response from FF.

The transition of Chrome extensions to Manifest V3 | Blog | Chrome for Developers

Sharing details about the plan to move extensions to Manifest V3

developer.chrome.com

• January 17, 2022: New Manifest V2 extensions will no longer be accepted by the Chrome Web Store. Developers may still push updates to existing Manifest V2 extensions, but no new Manifest V2 items may be submitted.
• January 2023: The Chrome browser will no longer run Manifest V2 extensions. Developers may no longer push updates to existing Manifest V2 extensions.

They've been planning V3 probably since before 2019 when OPs original article was written

 

[Kornhub]

"While the exact date or timing has yet to be announced, Google has confirmed that it intends to go ahead with changes in its Chrome browser that disable the ability for browser extensions to block ads, though it seems to exempt enterprise customers. The reasons are highly technical but the short explaination is that Google plans to eliminate the ability to block ads before the browser loads them, which is what most ad-blocking extensions use."

Inc.Africa

Everything You Need to Start, Run and Grow Your Business in Africa

incafrica.com

It was nice while it lasted, time to explore the other browsers.

eeeek don't use that and browser in the same sentence

 

[Fulcrum29]

This is old news, and Google never blocked the extensions, only those which aren't within their guidelines were removed.

 

[w1z4rd]

This is old news, and Google never blocked the extensions, only those which aren't within their guidelines were removed.

This is happening in January. So its stuff still to happen...

 

[Vorastra]

This is old news, and Google never blocked the extensions, only those which aren't within their guidelines were removed.

The cutoff date hasn't even happened yet.
What are you on about.