Google’s Chrome extension cull hits more uBlock Origin users - USE FUCKING BRAVE

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Featured on Jul 12, 2025 by Null: Google has officially started phasing out Manifest V2 on Chrome, which will negatively impact the performance of ad blockers.
Google is disabling the original uBlock Origin ad blocker for more Chrome browser users, alongside other extensions that are no longer supported as the browser migrates to its new extension specification, Manifest V3. According to Google, the new standard aims to improve privacy and security, but also removes a feature that some ad blocking extensions relied on to work — a compromise that Mozilla is unwilling to make for its own Firefox browser.

Users online are reporting on Reddit and X that Chrome is removing outdated extensions. In Chrome, a notification window will appear underneath the extensions tab on the browser taskbar with a message encouraging users to remove the impacted add-on, saying it has been turned off and is “no longer supported.” Two buttons are available that allow users to either quickly delete or manage their extensions.

Google’s uBlock Origin phaseout on Chromium-based browsers began in October, but started to have a wider impact in recent weeks. Bleeping Computer has also reported that extensions on staffers devices are being turned off, and Verge staffers have seen similar updates on our own machines.

These changes come as Google migrates Chrome away from the now defunct Manifest V2 specification. Support is being killed not just for uBlock Origin, but for any extension that hasn’t (or is unable to) update to Manifest V3. uBlock Origin users can switch to uBlock Origin Lite, which has more limited filtering capabilities than its predecessor due to Manifest V3’s ad blocking restrictions.

Chrome won’t be the only service affected by the Manifest V3 rollout — other Chromium-based web browsers like Microsoft Edge are also losing V2 support and Brave says it can only offer “limited” support once all Manifest V2 items are removed from the Chrome Web Store. Mozilla says that Firefox will continue offering both extension specifications, however, potentially giving uBlock Origin users a new browser to relocate to.

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Blewberry Nausea said:
Did you guys not read the article?
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Read Brave's actual statement. They're talking about supporting Manifest V2 extensions, which will be difficult once Google removes such extensions from their extension store, and since Brave doesn't have their own extension store, they'll have to use alternate methods which won't be as robust.

Brave's statement on extensions, where the "limited support" is:
Yes, for now. We recognize the importance of supporting existing Manifest V2 extensions. We have force-enabled Manifest V2 support in the Brave browser, ensuring that you can continue to use your favorite extensions without interruption. In June 2025, Google plans to remove all remaining Manifest V2 items from the Chrome Web Store. While Brave has no extension store, we have a robust process for customizing (or “patching”) atop the open-source Chromium engine. This will allow us to offer limited MV2 support even after it’s fully removed from the upstream Chromium codebase.
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As far as their built-in adblocker:
Brave Shields block ads and trackers by default, and they’re built natively in the Brave browser—no extensions required. Since Shields are patched directly onto the open-source Chromium codebase, they don’t rely on MV2 or MV3.
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Archive of Brave's statements

Brave is probably going to be the best option for adblocked Chromium for now, until other's start building their own built-in adblocker.
 
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William F. Clinton said:
A small minority of global Internet users even use adblockers at all, and Google loses only marginal amounts of money from adblock users.
This sort of penny pinching is the death rattle of a dying company.
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How does one use the internet without ad block..?

I was exposed to it only once on a new phone and its unuseable.
 
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Can of Bread said:
Read Brave's actual statement. They're talking about supporting Manifest V2 extensions, which will be difficult once Google removes such extensions from their extension store, and since Brave doesn't have their own extension store, they'll have to use alternate methods which won't be as robust.

Brave's statement on extensions, where the "limited support" is:


As far as their built-in adblocker:

Archive of Brave's statements

Brave is probably going to be the best option for adblocked Chromium for now, until other's start building their own built-in adblocker.
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Counterpoint: the CEO is a big evil nazi that wants to exterminate the poor minorities. I can’t support that!
 
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