Google, the preferred choice of millions of Chrome users uBlock origin Prepare to block ad blocker and other other plugins. According to the post on the company’s blog, support for other extensions that use the Manifest V2 framework will be discontinued. Googlingciting security and privacy concerns as the reason for this move.

Actually Googling He began his warnings on this issue last August, stating that there would be a transition from Manifesto V2 to V3. The company stated at the time that the reason for this transition was because they wanted to protect users. In Google’s statement “To better protect your privacy and security Chrome and Chrome Online Storerequires extensions to be up to date with new requirements. However, extensions that do not meet these requirements can be disabled.Expressions were used.

Manifest V3 may not resolve any issues

in Manifesto V3 It was claimed that despite stricter controls, attackers could still create malicious extensions. On the other hand, it was stated that this change could cause more than 30 million Chrome users to experience annoying ads.

From the Chrome extension store uBlock origin When trying to access it, Google recommends alternative applications such as Google uBlock Origin Lite, Adblock Plus, Stands AdBlocker or Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker. Manifesto V3removes the ability for extensions to use remotely hosted code. This creates risks that allow unchecked code to run in extensions.

So far, Google has not given a deadline for the transition.