<ul><li>Google is testing the removal of unsupported extensions including ad blockers in its Chrome browser.</li><li>The change affects Manifest V2 browser extensions, which are not supported by V3.</li><li>Currently, users can still use V2 extensions, but will receive warnings against doing so.</li><li>In the latest Canary build of Chrome, the switch to use a disabled V2 extension is now greyed out.</li><li> Users can no longer make the decision to enable certain extensions for Chrome.</li><li>Instead, you can bin the extension or find an alternative, such as "Lite" versions now being offered, such as uBlock Origin Lite.</li><li>The change is currently testing and may not ultimately make it to production.</li><li>Google is serious about ousting ad-blockers from its browser, particularly those with fuller (V2) levels of functionality.</li><li>This shift may prompt users to consider switching to a browser like Firefox, which has vowed to continue support for V2 extensions.</li><li>Google is adopting Manifest V3 for better security, performance, and other benefits.</li></ul>

Google looks to be fully shutting down unsupported extensions and ad blockers in Chrome – which might push some folks to switch to Firefox

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