Chrome’s ad-blocking champion gets one last update before the curtain falls
The popular ad blocker has just received its final stable Chrome release.
uBlock Origin, the widely used ad-blocking extension for Chrome, is set to undergo its final update before its official removal from the Chrome Web Store. The latest version 1.74 marks the end of uBlock Origin's time on Chrome, with Google's recent Manifest V2 crackdown ensuring the extension's departure on August 31. Despite this, users can still block ads in Chrome, though the experience will differ from the robust protection provided by uBlock Origin under Manifest V2.
The extension's team has confirmed the final updates, and the Chrome Web Store will officially remove uBlock Origin on the specified date, leaving users with only a Lite version temporarily available.
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