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How difficult would it be to fork and mantain a chromium version that still supports Manifest V2? (sh.itjust.works)
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As Google tries to hinder ad-block extensions with their new platform Manifest V3, it seems to me Chrome or any Chromium derivatives are no longer a viable way to browse the web safely. So it got me wondering, how much big of a task would it be to still suport Manifest V2 on newer releases of Chromium? Maybe implement some legacy option for backwards compatibility with older extensions. I think it would be a great alternative to have, but I haven't seen anyone coming up with something similar.

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[–] danielquinn@lemmy.ca 13 points 4 months ago

If it does, we can worry about it then, but at present there's no reason for them to do so. Chrome is deprecating v2 because it conflicts with their advertising mandate. Firefox's goals are vastly different.