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 1 year 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 1 year ago
ericjmorey@programming.dev 1 year 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 1 year ago
From what I've read it will disable ad-blocking extensions.
RandomLegend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
can they please just like… don’t?
BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago
Seems like something they can’t stop pushing because … reasons.