Google prepares for Chrome extension Manifest V2 phase out
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Starting Monday, users will gradually be warned the end is near

The new MV3 architecture reflects Google’s avowed desire to make browser extensions more performant, private, and secure. But the internet giant’s attempt to do so has been bitterly contested by makers of privacy-protecting and content-blocking extensions, who have argued that the Chocolate Factory’s new software architecture will lead to less effective privacy and content-filtering extensions.

For users of uBlock Origin, which runs on Manifest V2, “options” means using the less capable uBlock Origin Lite, which supports Manifest V3.

    • pyre@lemmy.worldEnglish
      121·
      6 months ago

      it wasn’t marketing wank. it was a significant performance difference. people forget Firefox 3.x but i remember. it was fireslug more like.

      • Covenant@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        3·
        6 months ago

        Exactly, i went from firefox to chrome because the performance. Got back to firefox a couple of years ago because the performance didn’t mather between those two.

      • Grabthar@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        6 months ago

        I dunno man. I quickly learned to avoid Chrome at all costs because of the performance. Even when it was supposedly “good”, it was always a massive memory hog. Never had that issue with Firefox, and if it ended up taking a few seconds longer here and there to load a page, it would pale in comparison to the overall hit to the system from Chrome. Like being penny wise and pound foolish.