Google to remove all uBlock Origin MV2 workarounds in Chrome 150

Category: Pulse
Status: confirmed
Sources: PCWorld
Summary: Chrome 150, expected 2026-06-30, removes the last technical workaround that allowed the full uBlock Origin Manifest V2 extension to function. Chrome users are directed to uBlock Origin Lite, a Manifest V3 version with reduced blocking capability built on the more limited declarativeNetRequest API. Firefox has committed to maintaining MV2 support; Brave implements workarounds to preserve full blocking capability.
Why it matters: Developers and organizations using Chrome lose full-capability content blocking; managed Chrome deployments relying on uBlock Origin for malicious-ad blocking need to assess migration before the end of June.