Firefox will support the ad blocking extension 'uBlock Origin' that will no longer be available on Chrome so that users can continue to use it
The popular ad blocking extension '
Mozilla's approach to Manifest V3: What's different and why it matters for extension users
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/firefox-manifest-v3-adblockers/
Firefox Says it Will Continue to Support Manifest V2 Extensions | CyberInsider
Chrome and Firefox each have their own implementation of the extensions spec, but they are designed to be as compatible as possible, but there are still differences in their approaches, which results in differences in the extensions available.
One of them is related to extensions that block ads and trackers. Google plans to crack down on extensions that block ads and trackers from 2023, and is gradually phased out the extension specification 'Manifest V2' and switching to 'Manifest V3'.
Google begins phasing out extension specification 'Manifest V2' - GIGAZINE
With Manifest V3, the content filtering APIs 'blockingWebRequest' and 'declarativeNetRequest' that have been used by extensions that block ads and trackers will no longer be available. The Electronic Frontier Foundation has expressed concern that this will make it 'more difficult to block ads and trackers.'
Meanwhile, Mozilla, the developer of the web browser Firefox, stated in 2019, when Google was formulating Manifest V3, that it had no plans to make changes that would restrict ad blocking.
By Doug Belshaw
Mozilla has now reiterated its intention that Firefox will continue to support 'blockingWebRequest' and 'declarativeNetRequest', while Google will completely phase out Manifest V2 in mid-2025.
Mozilla says it continues to support the browser in order to provide flexibility to developers and powerful privacy tools to users.
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