According to Slashdot, Google's Chrome is phasing out popular ad blockers in its next update. The culprit: Manifest V3, a new extension standard that removes the technical hooks ad blockers need to function. Google frames it as a security and performance upgrade, but critics argue it's a win for Google's own ad business while leaving users defenseless against intrusive web advertising. Some users are already jumping ship to Firefox and other browsers that still support traditional content-blocking extensions.

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