Google Chrome's crackdown on ad blockers and browser extensions, Manifest v3, is now available in beta

Google, which makes most of its money from online ads, insists it wants ad blockers to continue working under the latest, more locked-down iteration of its Chrome browser extension platform, known as Manifest v3.

"We have been working closely with the developers of many extensions – including ad blockers, shopping extensions, productivity enhancements, developer tools, and more – to evolve the platform," said David Li, Chrome product Manager and Simeon Vincent, Chrome developer advocate, in a blog post on Wednesday.

To emphasize that point, the post quotes Sofia Lindberg, tech lead at Adblock Plus maker Eyeo – paid by Google and others not to block their ads – offering a similar assurance "that ad- ..

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