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 @j2kun So you don't think Manifest V3 plus a vendor lock-in standard for websites add up to a plausible motivation of restricting ad-block? Either way, the repercussions of this are far more reaching than just affecting ad-block. The HN comment section I previously linked has some insightful comments. 2 comments
@j2kun @unexpectedteapot #Chrome had #GreaseMonkey built in, but later locked it down to the point where only scripts on the Play store can be practically used (with some developer exceptions). Now it seems likely that Manifest V3 will break it entirely... enshittification in action. One thing I really miss is the #Platypus extension (on #Firefox) that allowed simple page edits to be saved as #GreaseMonkey scripts. Sure, the Lizard extension has the edit features, but not the save. |
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@unexpectedteapot I believe Google will continue to enshittify everything. But knowing Google, this has all the hallmarks of a small group of engineers with a well-intentioned project that is way too early stage to determine if it will land.