The last lifeline for uBlock Origin in Chrome is almost gone for good

PCWorld reports that Google's Manifest V3 update will permanently disable popular ad blockers like uBlock Origin in Chrome by late June. This transition from Manifest V2 aims to enhance Chrome's security and speed, but inadvertently limits ad blocker functionality as a side effect. Chrome 150 or 151 will likely remove all workarounds, forcing users to seek alternative browsers or accept reduced ad-blocking capabilities. Google has been working for some time on a way to block old browser extensions in Google Chrome. This goes hand in hand with the switch from Manifest V2 to Manifest V3, a newer and presumably more secure architecture for the popular browser. As early as March 2025, this rendered some extensions--including popular ad blockers such as uBlock Origin--suddenly unusable, even though it was still possible to access them with a workaround.