Google blocks popular ad blocker for "security concerns"

Google Is Cracking Down on Ad Blockers, But Here's How You Can Fight Back

Google has gotten a bad reputation as of late for being a bit overzealous when it comes to fighting ad blockers. Most recently, it’s been spotted automatically turning off popular ad blocking extension uBlock Origin for some Google Chrome users. To a degree, that makes sense—Google makes its money off ads. But with malicious ads and data trackers all over the internet these days, users have legitimate reasons to want to block them. The uBlock Or…

When uBlock Origin stops working on Chrome soon, you'll have 2 options

Despite the vast popularity of this ad-blocking extension, Google doesn't want it around. But there is a silver lining.

Google Chrome's extension upgrades break uBlock Origin

Ad-blocker, uBlock Origin, is experiencing issues as Google Chrome moves to a new extension manifest model.

Google Chrome’s uBlock Origin phaseout has begun

Google Chrome has started turning off uBlock Origin as part of its plan to phase out extensions running the outdated Manifest V2 specification.

Google blocks popular ad blocker for "security concerns"

Google is beefing up security with Chrome extensions and warns that support for uBlock Origin will end soon. What other app might be affected?

Google's Chrome Browser Starts Disabling uBlock Origin

The browser is doing so as part of Google's plan to phase out older Manifest V2 extensions to bolster Chrome's security. Still, some uBlock Origin users aren't happy about the change.