Google begins playing with extension Manifest V3 in Chrome 80 Canary build
Google begins playing with extension Manifest V3 in Chrome 80 Canary build Despite the overwhelmingly negative reviews on the Manifest V3 extension program , Google stands firm on ad-blocking updates to Chrome. The company revealed last month that it has started testing its forthcoming extension manifest V3 in its new Chrome Canary build. The Manifest V3 developer preview is now available in the Chrome 80 Canary update as of October 31st. Manifest v3 and why multiple ad blockers can cease For many ad-block companies Manifest v3 has become a bone of contention. This is because Google developers have introduced an alternative to the webRequest API (formerly used for ad-blocking) named the declarative request API, which limits the webRequest API's block version. Chrome developers listed two reasons behind this new update, one of which was a performance (although this was nullified in a WhoTracks.me study) and the other was a better user privacy guarantee. Chrome already