It looks like Google Chrome really wants you to look at advertisements. In a quote post on X posted by Raymond Hill, the developer who brought us the free ad blocker Chrome extension uBlock Origin, it appears that Google Chrome is turning off the ad blocker.

Earlier this year Google confirmed it would start phasing out extension support for the Manifest V2 framework. That’s very bad news for uBlock Origin, one of the best ad blockers, because it means the app would end up being disabled in the Chrome browser.

Google is really working hard to curb the growing use of ad blockers on its apps like YouTube and now across its Chrome browser too. The company has revealed that any unsupported browser extensions such as uBlock Origin will soon come to an end as they drastically impact the browser’s performance.

Google appears to be turning the screw on ad blockers, with an indication that it is turning off uBlock Origin.

Google is finally letting the sun go down on Manifest V2 as it switches to V3, meaning that many apps reliant on V2 will no longer work - including one of the most popular ad blockers, uBlock Origin.

Google Chrome has started to remove ad blockers that don’t support its new Manifest V3 initiative. Is it time to switch browsers?

Your favourite ad blocker may not be long for this world. Users looking to add the extremely popular uBlock Origin to their speedy Chrome browser have been met with the following message: "This extension may soon no longer be supported because it doesn't follow best practices for Chrome extensions.