Google announced that starting in June 2024, ad blockers such as uBlock Origin #uBO will be disabled in Chrome 127 and later with the rollout of Manifest V3 (#Mv3).

The new #Chrome manifest will prevent using custom filters and stops on demand updates of blocklist. Only #Google authorized updates to browser extension will be allowed in the future, which mean an automatic win for Google in their battle to stop YouTube #AdBlockers .

#ManifestV3 is deceitful and threatening to your privacy, and now is a good time to switch to #Firefox (@mozilla) and/or #TorBrowser (@torproject) if you haven't done so already!

EFF (@eff) on Google’s Manifest V3:

⚠️⁠https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/12/chrome-users-beware-manifest-v3-deceitful-and-threatening
⚠️⁠https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/12/googles-manifest-v3-still-hurts-privacy-security-innovation

Chrome Manifest V3 Transition Timeline (2023-11-16)

🚩⁠https://developer.chrome.com/blog/resuming-the-transition-to-mv3/

EDIT for clarification: MV3 in Chrome will still allow some ad blocking extensions, but will severely limit their blocking ability and even restricts pre-set filters to 50 MAX.

“I can't believe you're still hiding at home; the zombie apocalypse has been over for a while now!” says the lady into her cellphone.

She switches it to her other hand, batting away a diner from the next table over, who is trying to chew on her arm.

“Really, you're just being paranoid. We've all–ow!!–got our shots, what else are we supposed to do?”

She huffs, hangs up, and flags down the server to ask what's holding up her order of fried brains.

#MicroFiction #SmallStories #CovidIsNotOver

death to all websites that display 50000 different in-page pop-ups just to be annoying as fuck

• no, i do not consent to your tracking cookies;
• no, i do not want to sign up for your newsletter;
• no, i will not disable my malware/adblocker;
• no, i will not enable push notifications;
• i don’t give a damn that you changed your “privacy” policy, this is the first time i viewed opened your website anyway;
• i don’t care if this site looks better in the app, fix your fucking website then;
• oh, i need chrome to view this page? what year are we in, 2000?;
• i no longer want to read the full article if it means i have to create account;
• and no, i do not want to sign in with my nonexistent google account either

for fucks sake