Microsoft Edge is about to lock out older ad blockers, just like Chrome did
Microsoft Edge is discontinuing support for Manifest V2 extensions (including popular ad blockers like uBlock Origin), following Chrome's earlier transition to the newer MV3 platform, with consumer phase-out completing by end of 2026 and enterprise shutdown in early 2027. This industry-wide shift toward MV3 significantly restricts ad-blocking capabilities across major browsers and consolidates vendor control over extension ecosystems, creating potential security and compliance implications for enterprise environments. IT organizations must evaluate the impact on employee productivity, corporate security postures, and data privacy policies as ad-blocking functionality diminishes across standardized browser deployments.
Microsoft Edge is ending support for the Manifest V2 extensions platform, which will cut off the uBlock Origin adblocker and others like it, just like Google Chrome did earlier this year. According to Microsoft, there are only 58 extensions on the Edge Add-On Store "with any meaningful usage" that still use MV2, and only three of those aren't available on the newer MV3 platform. Anyone still using these extensions can switch to a different adblocker, like uBlock Origin Lite. Or they could use a different browser, like Opera, which still supports existing MV2 extensions and says it will continue to do so "for as long as it's technically rea … Read the full story at The Verge.