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{{Incomplete|Issue 1=It needs up to date information of the current state of Manifest V3, and how it currently impact users still that are still using Google Chrome.}} | |||
On March 4, 2025, [https://consumerrights.wiki/Google_Chrome Google Chrome] automatically disabled [https://ublockorigin.com/ uBlock Origin], the most popular adblocker to date<ref>{{Cite web |title=Privacy & Security |url=https://chromewebstore.google.com/category/extensions/make_chrome_yours/privacy |url-status=live |access-date=16 Aug 2025 |website=Chrome Web Store}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=6,320 extensions found in Privacy & Security |url=https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/extensions/category/privacy-security/ |url-status=live |access-date=8 Aug 2025 |website=addons.mozilla.org}}</ref>, for all users as part of shift to the [https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/develop/migrate/what-is-mv3 Manifest V3] version of Chrome. | On March 4, 2025, [https://consumerrights.wiki/Google_Chrome Google Chrome] automatically disabled [https://ublockorigin.com/ uBlock Origin], the most popular adblocker to date<ref>{{Cite web |title=Privacy & Security |url=https://chromewebstore.google.com/category/extensions/make_chrome_yours/privacy |url-status=live |access-date=16 Aug 2025 |website=Chrome Web Store}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=6,320 extensions found in Privacy & Security |url=https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/extensions/category/privacy-security/ |url-status=live |access-date=8 Aug 2025 |website=addons.mozilla.org}}</ref>, for all users as part of shift to the [https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/develop/migrate/what-is-mv3 Manifest V3] version of Chrome. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Released in 2014, uBlock Origin is a comprehensive adblocker that browser users may install as an extension to avoid advertisements while browsing the web. Given the ever present nature of advertisements on websites, uBlock Origin provides users with a faster and less obtrusive web browsing experience. | Released in 2014, uBlock Origin is a comprehensive adblocker that browser users may install as an extension to avoid advertisements while browsing the web. Given the ever present nature of advertisements on websites, uBlock Origin provides users with a faster and less obtrusive web browsing experience. | ||
==[Incident]== | ==[Incident]== | ||
{{Placeholder box|Change this section's title to be descriptive of the incident. | {{Placeholder box|Change this section's title to be descriptive of the incident. | ||
Impartial and complete description of the events, including actions taken by the company, and the timeline of the incident coming to the public's attention.}} | Impartial and complete description of the events, including actions taken by the company, and the timeline of the incident coming to the public's attention.}}In 2018, Google announced that it would begin a shift to a new version of Google Chrome extension manifest called Manifest V3, or MV3 for short, "to create stronger security, privacy, and performance guarantees."<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 Oct 2018 |title=Trustworthy Chrome Extensions, by default |url=https://blog.chromium.org/2018/10/trustworthy-chrome-extensions-by-default.html |url-status=live |access-date=23 Mar 2025 |website=Chromium Blog}}</ref> In 2020, Google released a beta version of MV3,<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 Dec 2020 |title=Manifest V3 now available on M88 Beta |url=https://blog.chromium.org/2020/12/manifest-v3-now-available-on-m88-beta.html |url-status=live |access-date=23 Mar 2025 |website=Chromium Blog}}</ref> and by early 2022, Google Chrome disallowed users to release extensions on the [https://chromewebstore.google.com/ Chrome Web Store] that were only incompatible with MV3.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 Oct 2024 |title=Manifest V2 support timeline |url=https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/develop/migrate/mv2-deprecation-timeline |url-status=live |access-date=23 Mar 2025 |website=Chrome for Developers}}</ref> | ||
===[Company]'s response=== | ===[Company]'s response=== | ||
{{Placeholder box|If applicable, add the proposed solution to the issues by the company.}} | {{Placeholder box|If applicable, add the proposed solution to the issues by the company.}} | ||
==Consumer response== | ==Consumer response== | ||
{{Placeholder box|Summary and key issues of prevailing sentiment from the consumers and commentators that can be documented via articles, emails to support, reviews and forum posts.}} | {{Placeholder box|Summary and key issues of prevailing sentiment from the consumers and commentators that can be documented via articles, emails to support, reviews and forum posts.}} | ||