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[–] ArugulaZ@kbin.social 29 points 11 months ago

That might work... if I hadn't already switched over to Firefox! Charade you are, Google asswipes!

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 11 months ago

i think the bigger problem is that all filter updates need to be declared which means google essentially knows what you're blocking which means they can respond quicker to fixing exploits to block ads

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 11 points 11 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


YouTube can instantly switch up its ad delivery system, but once Manifest V3 becomes mandatory, that won't be true for extension developers.

If ad blocking is a cat-and-mouse game of updates and counter-updates, then Google will force the mouse to slow down.

The current platform, Manifest V2, has been around for over ten years and works just fine, but it's also quite powerful and allows extensions to have full filtering control over the traffic your web browser sees.

Engadget's Anthony Ha interviewed some developers in the filtering extension community, and they described a constant cat-and-mouse game with YouTube.

Firefox's Manifest V3 implementation doesn't come with the filtering limitations, and parent company Mozilla promises that users can "rest assured that in spite of these changes to Chrome’s new extensions architecture, Firefox’s implementation of Manifest V3 ensures users can access the most effective privacy tools available like uBlock Origin and other content-blocking and privacy-preserving extensions."

Google claims that Manifest V3 will improve browser "privacy, security, and performance," but every comment we can find from groups that aren't giant ad companies disputes this description.


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[–] JDubbleu@programming.dev 4 points 11 months ago

Meanwhile I just got TamperMonkey on my phone through Firefox, so I can now auto-clip digital Safeway coupons on my phone when I forget to do so before leaving the house.

[–] Zellith@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I bet someone called Hank Scorpio works at google.

[–] SirFancypants@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago

I can guarantee you that nobody working at Google has that kind of charisma

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[–] glowie@h4x0r.host 1 points 11 months ago

Fuck google and fuck chrome

[–] sarmale@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It seems pretty obvious why they are doing all this, why they dont remove it from chrome store?

[–] AnonTwo@kbin.social 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They probably don't want all those people realizing they can install extensions manually, because then they'd need to actively scan for and block extension installations.

[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Or realizing they can stick to an older Chrome version with V2 extensions that retain full capabilities...

[–] Juno 1 points 11 months ago