Google Puts One of Chrome’s Biggest Ad Blockers on the Line

Ad blockers are among the most widely used programs on the internet, especially considering how easy it is to download an ad blocker extension for Chrome. It’s usually one of the first things people download when they launch a new system.

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However, Google is not a fan of these ad blockers, which is no surprise considering that the owner of the world’s largest search engine makes a large portion of its money from advertising. Google Chrome is the most popular web browser in the world, and a new policy update for the browser will soon sever its connection to one of the most popular ad blockers, uBlock Origin.

According to reportsuBlock Origin has over 30 million users on Chrome, and Google is moving to Chrome extension support to Manifesto V3 will kill uBlock Origin support. The creator of the popular ad blocker has released a V3-compatible version of uBlock Origin Lite that includes a few ad-blocking filters, but not as many as the original version.

“I believe uBO Lite is too different from uBO to be an automatic replacement. You will have to clearly find a uBO replacement according to what you expect from a content blocker. uBO Lite may or may not meet your expectations,“written by Raymond Hill, creator of uBlock Origin