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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📍 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 92d 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.
Coverage (6)
- Google Kills uBlock Origin in Chrome June 30: Dynamic Filtering Ends, No Workaround Remains Tech Times · 94d ago
- Popular Ad Blocker Faces End in Chrome Yahoo News UK · 94d ago
- The last lifeline for uBlock Origin in Chrome is almost gone for good PCWorld · 94d ago
- Google Chrome is killing all uBlock Origin bypasses, Microsoft Edge, Opera to follow [Update] Neowin · 94d ago
- Chrome update will soon disable adblockers for good Cybernews · 94d ago
- Google Chrome’s next update will mark the end of popular ad blockers 9to5Google · 94d ago
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