Google Chrome has started phasing out uBlock Origin. Recently, the developer of free ad blocking software Raymond Hill Repost the screenshot It shows that Chrome is automatically turning off uBlock Origin because it is “no longer supported”.
Hill says you may notice a difference when using uBlock Origin Lite compared to uBlock Origin depending on the websites you visit and the extension’s configuration. This is because uBlock Origin Lite has more limited filtering capabilities than uBlock Origin, as the Manifest V3 specification places restrictions on Induction net API request Used by ad blocking extensions.
“In general, uBOL will be less effective to handle Websites that use a content blocker Or reduce website crashes since many filters cannot be converted to DNR [Declarative Net Request] rules,” Hill explains in the FAQ.
In a statement emailed to EdgeMore than 93 percent of “actively maintained” extensions in the Chrome Web Store use Manifest V3, Google spokesman Scott Westover said. “The best content filtering extensions have Manifest V3 versions available – with options for AdBlock, Adblock Plus, uBlock Origin, and AdGuard users,” Westover said.
October 15 update: Added statement from Google.
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