Microsoft Edge is about to lock out older ad blockers, just like Chrome did
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Edge, Microsoft's browser, is about to follow the steps of Google Chrome and close support for ecosystem-based extensions Manifest V2. This transition will disable popular ad blockers, the...
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Earlier this year, Google Chrome annoyed a whole lot of adblock users by killing support for Manifest V2 extensions. It's a Manifest V3 world now, which means the permissions and APIs that thoroughgoing adblockers like uBlock Origin rely on are a thing of the past on Chrome (it's since been replaced by a pared-down version: uBlock Origin Lite). Now, Microsoft Edge is following suit: "Over the next few months, MV2 extensions will be gradually tur…
Microsoft will officially bid farewell to extensions built on the Manifest V2 architecture. After months of delays and promises, the Redmond giant is following Google's lead and launching a purge of the Edge browser's add-ons store. The planned deprecation of Manifest V2 in Edge will primarily impact popular ad blockers, with the iconic uBlock Origin at the forefront. These are unable to fully function in the new environment. The deprecation of …
Microsoft has announced the progressive deactivation of Manifest V2 extensions in Edge, as Google's li'a does on Chrome. Developers of uBlock Origin and other ad blockers will have to reduce the filtering capabilities of their extension to comply with the new Manifest V3 architecture.
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