Google Chrome users, be warned: a long-planned change to browser extensions is coming to fruition that could nuke your ad blocker

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Google’s move to the Manifest V3 platform in Chrome (technically, a change in Chromium, so it’ll affect all web browsers that use this browser engine) is going to come into force soon, it seems, as Chrome users are being warned that this is the case.

The switch from Manifest V2 to the new V3 spin on the platform - which governs how browser extensions work - has been a long time in the works, and it promises to bring serious changes across many fronts.