May 30 2019 06:48 AM - edited May 30 2019 06:52 AM
So, Google plan to introduce manifest v3 that limit extensions blocking capability by removing webRequest API and replacing it with super limited declarativeNetRequest.
Please, please don't remove/change/limit this API. If microsoft truly listen to it's user and many extensions developer complaining this changes.
I have good faith microsoft will listen, this is also good opportunity for microsoft, more user for their new chromium based browser.
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Jun 08 2019 09:22 AM
Has MS released an official response to the ad blocking problems coming to Chromium? I haven't seen anything yet - did I miss it?
Any browser that cripples ad blocking extensions are dead to me. I'll stick with Safari on all my devices and Firefox when I need an alternative. It's a bummer because I was looking forward to giving Edge a try in macOS.
Jun 08 2019 08:37 PM - edited Jun 08 2019 08:39 PM
@zmni Thanks for posting this. This user is in complete agreement, and it's more than just adverts. If you run uBO in the "medium mode" with dynamic filtering, you prevent cross-site tracking. Other extensions, such a Privacy Badger, also prevent tracking, but they too depend on Manifest V2.
Manifest V2 is about tracking and privacy as much as ad-blocking. I hope that the new Microsoft Edge takes privacy seriously and allows users to stop tracking by the use of extensions that require Manifest V2.
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Jun 16 2019 11:01 PM
Microsoft Edge Dev Team posted some details about this changes to manifest v3 and the new edge on reddit:
as its not a clear statement that they will support manifest v2, they definitely are going to support extensions with the strong ability for blocking ads.
i already switched from chrome to new edge chromium.
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