Microsoft Edge To End Support For Manifest V2; Cutting Off Older Ad Blockers
Early last month, alternative search engine DuckDuckGo announced that its browser will integrate ad blocking for YouTube ads, powered by uBlock Origin. This month, Microsoft announced the opposite for its Edge browser, though it’s a move that’s pretty in line with the primary Chromium browser, Google Chrome itself. This means that it will be completely […] The post Microsoft Edge To End Support…
Microsoft Edge is set to end support for Manifest V2 extensions, which will discontinue popular ad blockers such as uBlock Origin. This change, from Manifest V2 (MV2) to Manifest V3 (MV3), follows a similar move made by Chrome. Currently, only 58 MV2-based extensions out of the 95% that have already transitioned to MV3 are still in significant use.
Microsoft claims that most developers and users have successfully moved to MV3 without losing functionality. MV2 extensions will be gradually disabled in upcoming months, starting with the Canary, Dev, and Beta channels before reaching the Stable builds. The company intends to finish the consumer transition by year-end, with Enterprise following in early 2027.
While uBlock Origin, an MV2 extension, is generally more comprehensive than its MV3 counterpart, uBlock Origin Lite, the decision to eliminate MV2 extensions may negatively impact serious ad-block users. The US FBI also endorses the use of ad blockers due to the prevalence of malvertisements.
Written by urgent.news from Lowyat.NET's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
