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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. | ||
In 2018, Google announced that it would begin a shift to a new version of Google Chrome extension manifest called Manifest v3 (MV3) "to create stronger security, privacy, and performance guarantees."<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://blog.chromium.org/2018/10/trustworthy-chrome-extensions-by-default.html}}</ref> In 2020, Google released a beta version of MV3.<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://blog.chromium.org/2020/12/manifest-v3-now-available-on-m88-beta.html}}</ref> By early 2022, Google Chrome disallowed users to release extensions on the Chrome Extension Store, also known as the Chrome Webstore, that were only incompatible with MV3.<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/develop/migrate/mv2-deprecation-timeline}}</ref> | In 2018, Google announced that it would begin a shift to a new version of Google Chrome extension manifest called Manifest v3 (MV3) "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> By early 2022, Google Chrome disallowed users to release extensions on the Chrome Extension Store, also known as the Chrome Webstore, 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> | ||
==[Incident]== | ==[Incident]== | ||