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Chrome will block one of its biggest ad blockers (www.pcworld.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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uBlock Origin will soon stop functioning in Chrome as Google transitions to new browser extension rules.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I thought the situation was a little like Android. Google develops an open source version (along with as many independent developers who wish to contribute), then sticks on a bunch of proprietary BS and sells that version to phone companies. If chromium is to chrome like vanilla android is to android with g-services, then I guess my question really becomes: is google making this change in the underlying code base, or just in the BS they put on top?

Or am I confused about how the connection works between chrome and chromium?

[–] abrahambelch 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Now I get your point. Technically, I think it could be possible to only include the changes in Chrome. It would make sense for Google to push the changes all the way down to Chromium, though, as this would eliminate ad blockers on many competing browsers as well. Judging based on the past I would say this is what's gonna happen