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Chrome’s next weapon in the War on Ad Blockers: Slower extension updates (arstechnica.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They probably don't want all those people realizing they can install extensions manually, because then they'd need to actively scan for and block extension installations.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Or realizing they can stick to an older Chrome version with V2 extensions that retain full capabilities...

[–] bluefirex 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That will stop working way sooner than you'd like. Freezing a browser isn't tenable at all, not just for features websites are expecting but also security issues. There's a reason every browser except Safari has a 6 weeks release cycle.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

Web tech doesn't evolve that fast. You can use a 1 year old version today without worrying about missing any website functionality.

What you're missing is features that the browser itself introduces, but in this case those would be anti-features so arguably Chrome will be getting worse.

Then there's of course the security vulnerabilities.

Of course the whole discussion is moot since there's a much simpler alternative, switching to another browser.