Seonglae ChoGoogle Chrome is switching to Manifest V3, but what does that mean for ad blockers?
You may have seen that some of your extensions may no longer work soon, and Manifest V3 is the reason why.
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-chrome-manifest-v3-ad-blockers/
AdGuard publishes the world's first ad blocker built on Manifest V3
As you probably know, Google decided to switch from Manifest V2 to Manifest V3. That's why today we are releasing an experimental browser extension that meets all the requirements of Manifest V3 and blocks ads properly within its tight confines.
https://adguard.com/en/blog/adguard-mv3.html
Firefox found a way to keep ad-blockers working with Manifest V3
A manifest tells the browser all sorts of information about an extension, from what its name and version number are, to what permissions it'll use, and what versions of a browser it'll run on. New versions of the Manifest file format used by the browsers change what features extensions have access to, and can mandate changes.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/17/23559234/firefox-manifest-v3-content-ad-blocker
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Chrome’s Manifest V3, and its changes for ad blocking, are coming real soon
Chrome is warning users that their extension makers need to update soon.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/chromes-manifest-v3-and-its-changes-for-ad-blocking-are-coming-real-soon/
