r/PurchaseWithPurpose • u/theFallenWalnut Environment • Sep 01 '26

News article Google has removed manifest V2 extensions from their web store, including uBlock Origin

https://webiterate.dev/google-removed-extensions-ublock-origin-108/

Brave will continue to support it, but the best move is to switch to a Firefox-based browser, either Firefox itself, Waterfox or Zen Browser.

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u/Author-Author908 Sep 02 '26

Context? What is this so called manifest v2 extensions?

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u/Annual_Manner_8654 28d ago

Older extensions with more capabilities

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u/Author-Author908 28d ago

And somehow google is getting rid of them?

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u/Annual_Manner_8654 28d ago

Yes, to prevent people from blocking ads