The popular free open-source ad-blocker, uBlock Origin, is being 'deprecated' on the Chrome Web Store. This means it is being phased out, and its replacement is not even half the ad-blocker uBlock ...

The days of uBlock Origin are numbered, at least on Chromium browsers. Earlier this week, reports emerged that uBlock Origin stopped working on Google Chrome. Now, it seems uBlock Origin could ...

Popular extensions like uBlock Origin, which are based on the Manifest V2 framework, will encounter compatibility problems with Chrome’s transition to Manifest V3. Google Chrome is prompting ...

Google's Chrome Web Store is now warning that the uBlock Origin ad blocker and other extensions may soon be blocked as part of the company's deprecation of the Manifest V2 extension specification.

However, users must manually reactivate it. It’s unclear how long uBlock Origin and other extensions that rely on the older Manifest v2 technology will continue to function.

As some users noted on Reddit, Chrome offers two options in the prompt: you can either remove the extension or manage it. The former results in uBlock Origin being uninstalled, which is presumably ...

Google Chrome has begun to phase out uBlock Origin. The developer of the free ad blocker, Raymond Hill, recently reposted a screenshot that shows Chrome automatically turning off uBlock Origin ...

After that, uBlock Origin will likely stop functioning, and users will need to switch to a Manifest V3-based ad blocker like uBlock Origin Lite, AdGuard, or similar alternatives.

However, uBlock Origin users aren't the only ones seeing this warning banner, as it's now displayed on the chrome://extensions page for all MV2 extensions after updating to Chrome version 127.