Google is continuing with its plan to phase out Manifest V2 extensions in Chrome starting in early June 2024, weakening the abilities of ad blockers.
  • Guy_Fieris_Hair@lemmy.worldEnglish
    661·
    10 months ago

    I switched to Firefox 6 months ago as a test experiment. I literally have NO REASON to ever open chrome again. Imported my passwords and the transition was smooth as butter. And I am a stubborn turd that hates change. Firefox plus Ublock origin and superagent fixed everything wrong with the internet for me.

    • Lemonparty@lemm.eeEnglish
      14·
      10 months ago

      What gets me about this change is that it hurts enterprise more than anybody. I don’t use chrome anymore for anything in my personal life, and haven’t in several years now. However, it’s the only browser I can use for work. 🤷🏻‍♂️

      • RaoulDook@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        10 months ago

        I’m similarly wondering about these changes getting ported to MS Edge. I have Ublock Origin on Edge on my work computer now, but if they move Edge to Manifest v3 then I guess Ublock won’t work, then my work browser will be less secure.

      • Guy_Fieris_Hair@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        Does Ublock do cookie settings? I used superagent so I never see those cookie pop ups, it just declines all optional cookies.

        • tordenflesk@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          10 months ago

          Built-in:

          AdGuard – Cookie Notices

          EasyList – Cookie Notices

          uBlock filters – Cookie Notices

          and you can also add:

          “I don’t care about cookies”

  • mark@programming.devEnglish
    54·
    10 months ago

    Does anyone know how this could affect Brave? I’ve suggested it for non-tech Google Chrome refugees who find Firefox difficult to use.

    • NoRodent@lemmy.worldEnglish
      271·
      10 months ago

      who find Firefox difficult to use

      WTF? HOW? How is it difficult to use? It works like any other web browser?!

    • Lemonparty@lemm.eeEnglish
      142·
      10 months ago

      There is absolutely nothing difficult to use in Firefox. If anything it’s easier, as most of the settings aren’t arbitrarily hidden to prevent you from changing them. There are also fewer bullshit settings because they aren’t harvesting your data.

    • Engywook@lemm.eeEnglish
      6·
      10 months ago

      MV3 won’t affect inbuilt ad-blockers such as Brave’s one (or Vivaldi’s, I guess), as those are not extensions. MV3 is exclusively about extensions.

    • macattack@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      10 months ago

      I’m not a user of brave, but I did a quick Google and it looks like they’re ad blocking will be unaffected. As for other extensions, I think that at least some will be supported for a year, while others may break immediately but I didn’t take too deep TBH