https://9to5google.com/2019/05/29/chrome-ad-blocking-enterprise-manifest-v3/
Google are going ahead with the Chromium changes they proposed earlier in the year to cripple adblockers because they’re in the advertising business and not the ‘let’s keep the nerds happy’ business. Enterprise customers excluded.
jedwards87
<p>Yup. Google is an advertising company first and a tech company second.</p>
Bats
<p>Perfectly fine. Sounds reasonable to me. This will also keep content providers happy as well and assure that Google and it's Chrome browser will continue to be the standard in web browsing. Being that Microsoft and it's Edge product is wholly dependent on Chrome technologies, they probably need to be worried. Chrome will continue to evolve along and take YouTube, Gmail, YouTube TV, etc…. with it, leaving Credge users kinda/sorta at the mercy of the flagship browser. </p><p><br></p><p>I am glad ANDERB got it right when he said that Google is the advertising business and NOT an advertising company, which would be a misleading statement. That's because Google is data company. You can access data for free or pay for it ( ala G Suite). Either/or…..one still will have access to the Google's world class products. </p><p><br></p><p>However, if people really want to block the five (5) advertising banners on Thurrott.com , I guess it's perfectly fine. I would say six (6), but I am not counting Thurrott.com's ad for the Premium Membership.</p>