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Google Chrome versions 150 and 151, arriving in late June and July, will remove remaining workarounds for older ad blockers like uBlock Origin. Only Manifest V3-based ad blockers will function in Chrome 151 onward. Google cited security risks and technical debt from maintaining Manifest V2 support.
Google Chrome is removing the final loophole for Manifest V2 extensions, effectively killing popular ad blockers like uBlock Origin. The change comes through a Chromium commit that removes the kExtensionManifestV2Disabled flag, which Chrome 150 will drop. Manifest V2 extensions are no longer supported in any Chrome version.
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