halcyoncmdr comments on Google Chrome warns uBlock Origin may soon be disabled

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 47 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Users don't know what the fuck Manifest is period. They just click the internet button. And for the longest time that meant the E with a loop around it. Now that means the multicolored circle.

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[+] timewarp@lemmy.world -25 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Users know that they want more security. MV3 makes a major of users that use Chrome safer from malicious extensions.

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[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I get what you're saying, but the average person has no idea what it is, why they should care, or anything about it. All they see is Google making their extensions stop working. And when that includes some of the most popular extensions, that directly affect Googles revenue, they're going to think that's the reason.

The overwhelming majority of users get their extensions from the Chrome Web Store... Which Google has full control over. Users expect them to be blocking almost all malicious extensions before they're even available to download.

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[–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

This. Google is pushing MV3 to single out and neuter the more robust and customizable ad blockers, like uBO. They're trying to appease their advertising investors by force feeding ads to you and they're plugging the leaks/workarounds savvy developers have created to block them.

If Firefox ever gets popular enough, what do you wanna bet money bags Google, their primary monetary contributor, will put a condition on the next round of funding that they stop support for MV2?

Stay small and crazy customizable Firefox.

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