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Google Hates Ad Blockers: Manifest V3 Push Starts Today

We warned you. As of June 3, Google is following through on its threat to kill ad blockers. Privacy-focused Chrome extensions are living on borrowed time; developers must upgrade to the less ...

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Google to Force-Block Ad Blockers — Time to Get Firefox?

Richi Jennings | November 17, 2023 | ad blockers, ad-blocker, ad-blocking, adblock, adblockers, adblocking, adblocks, adtech, Advertising and AdTech, Chrome, Chrome extension, chrome extensions, google, Manifest V3, SB Blogwatch, uBlock Origin

Manifest V3: Destiny. Huge advertising monopoly flexes muscles: “Manifest V2” extensions to be nuked, but “V3” cripples ad blockers ...

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Automatic 4K/HD for Youtube extension pulled from Chrome Store for pop-up ad abuse

Graham Cluley | February 11, 2019 | ad-blocker, Chrome extension, Industry News, pop-up ads

A popular browser extension has been removed by Google from the Chrome Web Store after it started spamming users with irritating pop-up advertisements. The “Automatic 4K/HD for Youtube” extension, used by over ...

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