- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.world
If you have uBlock Origin, you might notice Chrome automatically disabling the extension.
Google Chrome has begun to phase out uBlock Origin. The developer of the free ad blocker, Raymond Hill, recently reposted a screenshot that shows Chrome automatically turning off uBlock Origin because it is “no longer supported.”
The change comes as Google Chrome migrates to Manifest V3, a new extension specification that could impact the effectiveness of some ad blockers. uBlock Origin has launched uBlock Origin Lite, which uses Manifest V3, in response to the transition. However, you have to manually install the extension because it’s “too different from uBO to be an automatic replacement,” according to a FAQ Hill that posted to GitHub.
Every so often I have to use Chrome because a website (like my utility company) requires me to. It’s such a shitty experience. Why are people even still using Chrome?
99% of the time you can just spoof the user agent and it’ll work perfectly fine. They only restrict it because they won’t hire enough developers to provide support for multiple browsers.