Google has removed today two extensions from the Chrome Web Store. The two extensions were fully functional ad blockers, but they tried to deceive users by using the names of other more reputable ad ...

Raymond Hill, the developer of uBlock Origin and uMatrix, raised concerns on Tuesday via the Chromium bug tracker that upcoming changes to certain Chrome APIs would mean his extensions can "no longer ...

The popular Twitch AdBlock extension has been removed from both Chrome Web Store and Firefox Addons site. Twitch AdBlock was the choice of extension among Twitch users for restricting ads when using ...

The first ad blocker extension for Chrome that is compatible with Google's Manifest V3 is now available. An extension manifest outlines the permissions and abilities a developer includes in an ...

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