Google today reached the final milestone in a browser-extension transition that has been years in the making, all remaining Manifest V2 extensions were removed from the Chrome Web Store.
  • xianjam@programming.devEnglish
    2 months

    I got a notification two days ago that my extension was taken down. I actually did upgrade it to manifest v3, but I’m not too motivated to republish it. It’s still on the Firefox addon repo, so eh.

  • eurodyne@piefed.worldEnglish
    2 months

    Chrome? Is that some sort of computer program? I think I remember hearing about that a decade or two ago…

    I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who’s ever used it

  • Midnitte@beehaw.orgEnglish
    2 months

    All the more reason to switch to Firefox (and it’s derivatives) and support open web engines.

    • Powderhorn@beehaw.orgEnglish
      2 months

      It’s hard to understand how anyone who was using uBO on Chrome was unaware this was coming. The Manifest V3 shit started years ago, and I expect uBO users to be more technically literate than the general public.

      • undefinedTruth@lemmy.zip
        2 months

        I think you are underestimating how many people are using ad blockers these days, and from those how many are using uBO. It has been pretty much the default recommendation for many years now for anyone asking the tech savvy person in their family which ad blocker they should use.

        • Powderhorn@beehaw.orgEnglish
          2 months

          The tech-savvy relative should have had them on Firefox long ago. They don’t need a fork. Firefox will do.

          • doleo@lemmy.oneEnglish
            2 months

            Nah that person will have been a “gamer” and told them to install brave

          • ranandtoldthat@beehaw.orgEnglish
            2 months

            Yes! Too much hate for Firefox for imperfections while the chromium-based browsers are so much worse.

            Sure use Librewolf or waterfox if you want, but people have to stop poisoning the well that is Firefox. That just pushes people back to chrome and edge.