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Google appears to be turning the screw on ad blockers, with an indication that it is turning off uBlock Origin.
Google Chrome starts killing ad blockers
In a quote post on X posted by Raymond Hill, the developer who brought us the free ad blocker Chrome extension uBlock Origin, it appears that Google Chrome is turning off the ad blocker. "The deprecation of uBO in the Chrome Web Store has started," Hill posted.
Google announces it's blocking access to extremely popular Chrome ad blocker
Google has announced it is targeting one of Chrome's biggest ad blockers in a new update, which will involve removing Chrome Web Store support.
Google Chrome disables popular ad blocker
In a quote post on X posted by Raymond Hill, the developer who brought us the free ad blocker Chrome extension uBlock Origin, it appears that Google Chrome is turning off the ad blocker. "The deprecation of uBO in the Chrome Web Store has started,
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