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Google Chrome’s next update will mark the end of popular ad blockers

Google Chrome’s upcoming software update is set to disable support for widely used ad-blocking extensions, including uBlock Origin.

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🇬🇧 English Jun 15, 16:07 UTC
🇫🇷 French Jun 15, 19:43 UTC · Frandroid

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📍 How it ended

Google’s upcoming Chrome update was reported to eliminate uBlock Origin’s dynamic filtering, with no workaround remaining and the ad‑blocker’s last lifeline nearly gone. The change was also said to affect bypasses and to be followed by similar moves in Microsoft Edge and Opera.

Epilogue added 137d ago, after coverage quieted.

The brief

Google Chrome is preparing to implement an update that prevents the functionality of popular ad-blocking extensions. This change specifically targets tools like uBlock Origin, effectively ending current bypass methods.

Coverage from Yahoo News UK, PCWorld, Neowin, Cybernews, and 9to5Google emphasizes the permanent nature of this disabling update. Reporting notes that Microsoft Edge and Opera are expected to follow the same transition.

Future developments will depend on the implementation of these changes across the browser market. Coverage does not yet specify the exact date for the update rollout.

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Quick answers

Which browsers are affected?

The updates will impact Google Chrome, with reports stating that Microsoft Edge and Opera will follow suit.

Will uBlock Origin still work?

According to coverage, the update is designed to disable uBlock Origin and its current bypasses.

When does this change take effect?

Coverage does not yet specify a date for the deployment of this update.

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Topics

Google Chrome uBlock Origin Ad blockers Technology Web Browsers

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