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For a while now the transition away from Manifest V2 (MV2) to MV3 has been on-going and it looks like it is entering its final phase of deprecation, at least, in the case of Google Chrome. A recent discussion thread in the w3c WebExtensions Community Group GitHub repo has highlighted how the latest and upcoming versions of the most popular browser are expected to be its final releases with support for MV2 extensions.

What this essentially means is that the tricks and bypasses that were used to keep MV2 extensions like uBlock Origin and others alive will not work any more on Chrome, or at least not for very long. For example the Windows Registry mod that could extend MV2 availability will cease to function after Chromium version 151.

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[-] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 43 points 2 months ago

They are all chrome with google scratched out and their name written in sharpie in its place.

Of course they are all doing it, cause they are all the same thing.

[-] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 9 points 2 months ago

They don't even try to pretend to fight it.

[-] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

because theres no fighting google.

Microsoft tried, and google won, which is why Edge became a chrome reskin instead of what it was before.

[-] ironycanal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 months ago
[-] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Yeah, but the worse they are the longer they live apparently.

[-] ironycanal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

Luckily, that's something you can change!

[-] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

To avoid a visit by the FBI, I will say no its not.

[-] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 3 points 2 months ago

Ah an american, in their natural habitat of giving up before even trying. Nothing can ever change, no point, etc. etc.

[-] ironycanal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 months ago

That's just not true. You can always murder a bunch of innocent people or make it more racist. Try understanding a culture before you talk shit next time.

[-] BNE 3 points 2 months ago

You sound like onna those communists Mr Reagan told me is, like, ten times more scary than people different colours to me.

Don't type! I'm armed!

[-] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

They aren't saying they're giving up, we just avoid posting certain comments to avoid potential scrutiny from the surveillance panopticon.

[-] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

What an odd thing to say from the "land of the free"

[-] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

The winning move is not to do business with them, don't compete just exist and pretend they don't exist. Microslop played the game and lost, but it is a stupid silly game.

[-] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

kinda hard to do when google holds the internet by the balls. and can twist at any moment to get what they want.

Microsoft and Mozilla employees have both accused them of doing this in the past, to sabotage non-chrome browsers on google services, to make chrome look better and drive users to chrome.

[-] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

News to me, Does google hold this site by the balls? They have a lot of power yes, but they are not some unsinkable boat.

[-] Babalugats@feddit.uk 2 points 2 months ago

They only 'hold the internet by the balls' if you are using and reliant on Google products.

There are hundreds (if not more) tutorials and lists online to guide you through degoogling

[-] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I'm sure we can get thousands of websites and every major corporation to degoogle cause you said they should.

[-] Babalugats@feddit.uk 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Where did I say they should? (I do think it, but didn't say it).

The only person here that spoke supposed 'facts' was you, saying that Google holds the internet by the balls. Which is true only in your corner of the world. Google definitely has a majority control, but we already have a big (and growing) movement with European Digital Sovereignity, De-Googling and loads of others.

Up to you if you want to let Google hold the internet that you use 'by the balls'.

[-] fizzle@quokk.au 4 points 2 months ago

All the FF forks are the same. Soft forks.

[-] nyan@lemmy.cafe 1 points 2 months ago

Pale Moon is not a soft fork.

[-] fizzle@quokk.au 1 points 2 months ago
[-] zewm@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

Can hold spaghetti but not a meatball ๐Ÿ˜”

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