EQUIPThe Verge · 1h ago
Microsoft Edge is about to lock out older ad blockers, just like Chrome did
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Microsoft Edge is terminating support for Manifest V2 extensions, effectively disabling legacy ad blockers like uBlock Origin. Corporate IT departments must transition to Manifest V3-compliant tools to ensure continued browser functionality and security compliance.
- 01Edge follows Google Chrome by transitioning to the more restrictive Manifest V3 extension platform
- 02Legacy ad blockers including uBlock Origin will cease to function on the Edge browser
- 03Microsoft identifies only fifty-eight meaningful extensions currently requiring an upgrade to the new standard
- 04Timeline for the phase-out aligns with broader industry shifts toward standardized browser extension architectures
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Microsoft Edge is ending support for the Manifest V2 extensions platform, which will cut off the uBlock Origin adblocker and others like it, just like Google Chrome did earlier this year. According to Microsoft, there are only 58 extensions on the Edge Add-On Store "with any meaningful usage" that still use MV2, and only three […]