Chrome says that they won't allow ad-blocker extensions to work starting January

So we're linking random reddit memes now? https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/mv3/mv2-sunset/ This is about Manifest v2 extensions no longer running from January 2023 onwards according the official Google time line.

> be me

> see this on reddit

> wonder why it's not on HN

> realise it's nowhere else on reddit either and the meme thread has no links

> courious.jpg

> check out comments

> turns out it's just the old declarativeWebRequest story after a few more rounds of telephone

> nothingtoseehere.gif

> a day later

> see it trending on HN

> circleoflife.avi

Not able to find any official sources on this. Although it won't be too surprising when it eventually happens, considering this is already the status quo on chrome for Android (except kiwi)

Went out of my way to install Firefox for this exact reason.

Any reliable numbers on what's the install base on ublock origin ?

Genuine question - why are there not folks here saying "my website depends on advertising to keep going so ad blockers positively harm me".

As predicted years ago.

The joys of a monopoly web browser.

Proof again that we never learn from the past. MSFT made Firefox take off because they made IE suck so hard, Mozilla have tried ever since to make us not use it but some of us are spiteful and use it anyway.

Time to get a job with Mozilla and try to change them from within. Make Firefox a popular and useful, privacy friendly, extensible, user focussed piece of FOSS.

I'm bitter because Phoenix/Firebird were so promising and the geeks loved them for standards and openness.