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Google's Controversial Plan to Disable Older Chrome Extensions Starts June 3

The move begins with Chrome beta users on June 3, before a gradual phaseout of 'Manifest V2' extensions for all users in the coming months, which could impact uBlock Origin.

Google is sticking with its plan to phase out older " Manifest V2" Chrome extensions starting next month, which could impact the popular ad blocker, uBlock Origin. Google will start disabling extensions built with the older V2 framework on June 3, beginning with users of Chrome’s beta versions, including from the Dev and Canary channels. Although Manifest V3 is designed to protect users from invasive data collection, the same framework has also received complaints for its requirements, which can undermine ad blockers, such as uBlock Origin.

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