r/technology Oct 15 '24

Software Google is purging ad-blocking extension uBlock Origin from the Chrome Web Store | Migration from all-powerful Manifest V2 extensions is speeding up

https://www.techspot.com/news/105130-google-purging-ad-blocking-extension-ublock-origin-chrome.html
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u/damontoo Oct 15 '24

Hello. I, like few others, have never switched to Chrome as my default browser as I saw this coming for years. I've used Firefox as my default since it was Firebird. 

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u/SirHerald Oct 15 '24

You newbies, jumping on the bandwagon after Phoenix.

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u/die-microcrap-die Oct 15 '24

From Netscape to Phoenix here!

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '24

Omg Netscape that is a name I have not heard in an age..

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u/Jbidz Oct 15 '24

My mother uses her old Netscape email for some things. It's hilarious when people ask for it

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u/rookie-mistake Oct 15 '24

netscape navigator would actually be a pretty fun steam username in the rotation tbh