Google has gotten a bad reputation as of late for being a bit overzealous when it comes to fighting ad blockers. Most recently, it’s been spotted automatically turning off popular ad blocking extension uBlock Origin for some Google Chrome… Article Source https://lifehacker.com/tech/google-cracking-down-on-ad-blockers
Earlier this year Google confirmed it would start phasing out extension support for the Manifest V2 framework. That’s very bad news for uBlock Origin, one of the best ad blockers, because it means the app would end up being disabled in the Article Source https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/software/google-is-disabling-one-of-the-worlds-biggest-ad-blockers-what-you-need-to-know
It looks like Google Chrome really wants you to look at advertisements. In a quote post on X posted by Raymond Hill, the developer who brought us the free ad blocker Chrome extension uBlock Origin, it appears that Google Chrome is turning off the… Article Source https://mashable.com/article/google-chrome-kills-ad-blockers
Your favourite ad blocker may not be long for this world. Users looking to add the extremely popular uBlock Origin to their speedy Chrome browser have been met with the following message: “This extension may soon no longer be supported because… Article Source https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/ad-block-apocalypse-chrome-manifest-V3/
YouTube has implemented a new feature that skips to the end of a video for users with ad blockers installed. This move is part of YouTube’s efforts to combat ad blockers and encourage users to sign up for a premium version of the app that doesn’t display ads. Google, YouTube’s parent company, has taken a … Read more