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Microsoft Edge is ending support<\/a> for the Manifest V2 extensions platform, which will cut off the uBlock Origin adblocker and others like it, just like Google Chrome did<\/a> earlier this year. According to Microsoft, there are only 58 extensions on the Edge Add-On Store “with any meaningful usage” that still use MV2, and only three of those aren’t available on the newer MV3 platform. <\/p>\n

Anyone still using these extensions can switch to a different adblocker, like uBlock Origin Lite<\/a>. Or they could use a different browser, like Opera, which still supports existing MV2 extensions and says it will continue to do so<\/a> “for as long as it’s technically rea \u2026<\/p>\n

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