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Google Chrome's Next Update Will Mark the End of Popular Ad Blockers

By: BeauHD
15 June 2026 at 22:00
Google is removing Chrome's last remaining workarounds for Manifest V2 extensions, effectively ending support for legacy ad blockers such as the original uBlock Origin. 9to5Google reports: CyberNews points out a Chromium commit that removes support for the "kExtensionManifestV2Disabled" flag, which is referred to as "dead code" seeing as Chrome no longer supports Manifest V2 extensions. This removal acts as the final stop for many Manifest V2-based ad blocker extensions that were still in use today -- the flag was effectively a loophole to continue using these extensions. A Googler on the commit explains: "MV2 extensions are no longer allowed in any supported version of Chrome, and we are removing support for them and the associated functionality. We won't be able to provide / maintain this functionality indefinitely due to the complexity and tech debt, as well as the security risks it entails (we've actually found a number of bugs that are specific to MV2 lately). Of course, other browsers can continue supporting these if they so desire." This will also impact other Chromium-based browsers, though the comment notes that "other browsers can continue supporting these if they so desire." Neowin points out that Microsoft Edge and Opera are likely to follow suit. Chrome 150, set to be released later this month, will remove this flag, while other leftover bits of Manifest V2 will be removed in the v151 release.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Google Chrome is closing the loopholes that let old ad blockers keep working

15 June 2026 at 19:06
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Google Chrome version 150 and 151, expected in late June and July, respectively, will cut off support for the last remaining workarounds for running older ad blockers, 9to5Google reports. Google phased out support for ad-blocking extensions built for Manifest V2, like uBlock Origin, in 2024. At that point, most Chrome users either switched to newer Manifest V3 ad blockers like uBlock Origin Lite or switched to a different browser.

Google is now removing the final bits of code referencing its previous Manifest V2 extensions platform, so only ad blockers that work on the Manifest V3 platform will work in Chrome version 151 onward.

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Read the full story at The Verge.

Beyond Death | Taxation and an Absolute Limit to Human Lifespan

27 September 2025 at 04:15
According to Benjamin Franklin two things are inevitable: death and taxes. Research shows that human lifespan has a natural limitation, due to the decline of physiological resilience. Contrast the desire of the evil elites to overcome death using barbaric practices with the immortality offered by Jesus Christ.

Passa horas no computador? Breathhh ajuda a fazer pausas para respirar e alongar ao longo do dia

2 June 2026 at 08:27

A Breathhh é uma extensão para o browser com ferramentas para quem se preocupa com o bem-estar e, além de sugerir pausas ao longo do dia, conta com exercícios práticos de respiração e alongamentos, bem como ferramentas de produtividade.

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