cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/6008113
This will disable many popular extensions for example uBlock Orgin
can someone refresh me on why exactly migrating to manifest v3 is bad?
Google Resuming the transition to Manifest V3 - Chrome for Developers
Submitted 11 months ago by ericjmorey@programming.dev to privacyguides@lemmy.one
https://developer.chrome.com/blog/resuming-the-transition-to-mv3/
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privacybro@lemmy.ninja 11 months ago
ericjmorey@programming.dev 11 months ago
eff.org/…/googles-plans-chrome-extensions-wont-re…
eff.org/…/manifest-v3-open-web-politics-sheeps-cl…
eff.org/…/chrome-users-beware-manifest-v3-deceitf…
eff.org/…/googles-manifest-v3-still-hurts-privacy…
Mozilla is implementing it differently blog.mozilla.org/…/manifest-v3-in-firefox-recap-n…
They have published a guide extensionworkshop.com/…/manifest-v3-migration-gui…
mephiska@fedia.io 11 months ago
From what I've read it will disable ad-blocking extensions.
RandomLegend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
can they please just like… don’t?
BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 11 months ago
That’s what happens in a quasi monopoly. They would suffer no consequences from it and the others like Mozilla would just have to follow along.
Vexz@kbin.social 11 months ago
Why would they want to stop? This is their fight against adblockers and on Chromium based browsers it's an effective way so of course they keep pushing. ;)
RandomLegend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
I don’t want to hear the realistic argumentation of why this is proceeding. I want to live in my fantasy headspace where comments like this can stop superpower megacorps from being assholes…okay? 😅
ericjmorey@programming.dev 11 months ago
Seems like something they can’t stop pushing because … reasons.