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Discussions on WindowsForum.com about Manifest V3 (MV3) focus on its impact on ad-blocking extensions, particularly in the context of YouTube's efforts to counter ad blockers. Users report that YouTube is hiding video descriptions and comments for viewers with ad-blockers, and that MV3-based blockers are slower to respond. The tag covers the technical and user-experience implications of Google's MV3 extension framework, which restricts how extensions can block network requests, affecting ad-blocker effectiveness and browser customization. Topics include the tug-of-war between publishers and ad-blockers, changes in extension capabilities, and workarounds for maintaining ad-blocking functionality under MV3.
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    Chrome Web Store Removes Remaining Manifest V2 Extensions

    Google’s removal of the remaining Manifest V2 (MV2) extensions from the Chrome Web Store on August 31, 2026 is an important closing milestone, but it should not be confused with the point at which Chrome stopped running the old extension platform. That happened earlier. For Windows users...
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    Microsoft Edge to Disable Full uBlock Origin by End of 2026

    Microsoft Edge has begun its consumer transition away from Manifest V2 extensions, putting the full version of uBlock Origin on a path to being disabled by default before the end of 2026. Firefox seized on the announcement with a blunt social-media message that its uBlock Origin support “isn’t...
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    Microsoft Edge Ends Manifest V2 Extensions by December 2026

    Microsoft Edge will begin disabling Manifest V2 extensions in its Canary, Dev, and Beta channels this month, putting the full version of uBlock Origin and other legacy add-ons on a path to removal from the browser. Microsoft says consumer Edge installations will complete the migration to...
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    YouTube Ad Blockers vs MV3: Hidden Descriptions and Comments

    YouTube appears to be stepping up a quiet, technical pressure campaign against people who run ad‑blocking software: users and researchers now report that the platform is selectively hiding video descriptions and comment threads for viewers whose browsers report ad‑blockers, and the blockers that...