If ad blocking is a cat-and-mouse game of updates and counter-updates, then Google will force the mouse to slow down. Chrome's "Manifest V3" makes dramatic changes to the Chrome extension platform.

There are crucial differences in Safari and Chrome/v3's implementation, but primarily: 1. Safari extensions can update their filter lists over-the-air through their own app, without requiring an ...

Ad-blocking stalwarts begin to crumble in the face of Manifest V3. The associated support page alludes to concerns about users' privacy and security, but the bigger picture centres on Chrome’s ...

Rumors that Google is considering adding a built-in ad-blocking feature to its Chrome browser elicited a mix of shouts and shrugs across the digital advertising landscape. The potential Chrome ...

The official page for the ad-blocking extension now states that it is unavailable because it doesn't comply with Chrome's "best practices" for add-ons. However, we can confirm that the page is ...

While YouTube strives to disable ad blockers, Google Chrome developers attend an ad-blocking conference and pledge to promote ad-blocking extensions on the Web Store.

Q: On a few websites, I receive a message that reads, “disable ad blocker to continue.” (Foxnews.com is one site, for example.) This happens with Firefox, Chrome and Edge browsers. I searched ...