Google ramps up its campaign against ad blockers on Chrome.
  • Google is transitioning Chrome’s extension support from the Manifest V2 framework to the V3.
  • This means users won’t be able to use uBlock Origin to block ads on Google Chrome.
  • However, there’s a new iteration of the app — uBlock Origin Lite, which is Manifest V3 compliant but doesn’t boast the original version’s comprehensive ad-blocking features.
  • @stetech
    20•4 months ago

    Most “browsers” being marketed out there are based off of Google’s Chromium project. They are effectively re-skins of it (simplifying a little). Examples include Brave, Vivaldi, Opera I believe.

    Firefox is completely separate and independent from this ecosystem (which is also why there’s a separate extension store for Firefox).

    The third and last major (>a couple % market share) engine is WebKit, which is the basis of Apple’s Safari.

    There’s tons of cool stuff out there, but it’s either niche (platform/use case), unstable to use, and/or both. Examples: Servo, Ladybird, Orion

    To sum it up, if you’re a normal, average user:

    • If you have exclusively Apple devices, probably try Safari (for the synchronization & battery efficiency)
    • If not, Firefox!
    • If you need it because of some really messed up development/compatibility issues, the last resort is ungoogled/de-googled Chromium

    While on the topic, here’s some cool browser extensions:

    Edit: fixed a link