Google Chrome is disabling Manifest v2 extensions like uBlock Origin, but the adblocker still works provided you reenable it.

The problem started with Manifest V3, Chrome’s new extension specification, which is supposed to improve privacy.

Google is migrating Chrome browser extensions to a new specification that limits the functionality of ad blockers.

Last year, Google announced changes to its Chrome browser that signaled the end for popular extension uBlock Origin. The ad-blocker’s design put it at odds with Google’s new Manifest v3 ...

Google is disabling uBlock Origin and other Chrome extensions as part of its upgrade to its Manifest V3 browser extension ...

Google continues its rollout of gradually disabling uBlock Origin and other Manifest V2-based extensions in the Chrome web browser as part of its efforts to push users to Manifest V3-based extensions.