Google Chrome will limit ad blockers starting June 2024

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Google Chrome will limit ad blockers starting June 2024
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Google Chrome will limit ad blockers starting June 2024::The "Manifest V3" rollout is back after letting tensions cool for a year.

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I wish it was for me, but Chrome is necessary for some work I do.

Edit: very weird I get so many downvotes because I need to use a specific browser. Get out more, please.

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Yeah, I get "Google bad", and agree, and am 100% on the Firefox train, but downvoting people for not using FF is kinda stinky.

So use Chrome for that work, and Firefox plus an adblocker for everything else.

My adblocker works in Chrome at the moment so will see.

Have you tried to spoof the user agent ?

I don't know what that is

It's a neat trick that's been around for ages. Your browser presents a string of text to the website to identify itself. "Hi! I'm Chrome_ver_whatever."

You can easily change it, make your browser lie to the website.

Here's the extension for Chrome and Edge:

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/user-agent-switcher-for-c/djflhoibgkdhkhhcedjiklpkjnoahfmg

I'm sure Firefox has the same.

I'm not sure that's going to fix the technical problems I have.

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