A recent Chromium code commit , spotted by CyberNews via 9to5Google , removes the kExtensionManifestV2Disabled flag, which developers had been using as a backdoor to keep Manifest V2 based extensions running in Chrome. Google describes the flag as “dead code,” since Chrome no longer officially supports Manifest V2. With it gone, Manifest V2 based ad blockers will stop working entirely. A Google engineer explained the reasoning behind the removal, saying that maintaining legacy...
