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Google is planning to restrict modern ad blocking Chrome extensions to enterprise users only, according to 9to5Google. This is despite a backlash to an announcement by Google in January proposing changes that will stop current ad blockers from working efficiently.
And the software giant is not backing down: It says the only people that can use ad blockers following the change will be Google’s enterprise users.
The proposal – dubbed Manifest V3 – will see a major transformation to Chrome extensions that includes a revamp of the permissions system. It will mean modern ad blockers such as uBlock Origin – which uses Chrome’s webRequest API to block ads before they’re downloaded – won’t work. This is because Manifest V3 sees Google halt the webRequest API’s ability to block a particular request before it’s loaded.
People aren’t impressed. Many have complained about the move, which effectively takes control away from the user and creates an incentive to use other services instead.
9to5Google highlighted a single sentence buried in the text of Google’s response to the complaints, which clarified the changes: “Chrome is deprecating the blocking capabilities of the webRequest API in Manifest V3, not the entire webRequest API (though blocking will still be available to enterprise deployments).”
In other words, paid enterprise-only users will still have the ability to block unwanted content. It probably means enterprise customers can develop in-house Chrome extensions, not for ad blocking use, 9to5Google says. For everyone else, the changes announced in January will remain the same.
It’s annoying to say the least, but the reason for these changes is obvious: Ads are at the heart of Google’s business model.
“We are starting to see Google's conflict of interest arising,” Sean Wright, an independent security consultant told me. “Google relies on the revenue of advertising, so one can see why they would make such a move.”
Итого, смысл в том, что гугл хром будет программно запрещать адблоки, т.е. приложения, блокирующие всплывающую рекламу (и баннеры) в браузере. Товарищи из гугла объясняют, что баннеры - большая часть их бизнеса и кому то придется нагнуться. На форуме где я это нашел, большинство склоняется к использованию ФФ как наиболее близкой альтернативы.
Вообще забавная тенденция у гугла и яндекса сейчас идет - они нарастили клиентские базы, стали монополистами в некоторых вопросах и теперь тупо собираются видимо стричь купоны с людей за все связанное с их сервисом, начиная постепенно.