[vovavili]

Extensions prior to MV3 were notoriously insecure and granted extension developers a very wide attack surface. Assuming that Google only has a sinister reason to switch to a better standard in an ecosystem riddled with ill-intentioned actors is a bit too cynical.

[wavemode]

> very wide attack surface.

Do you have details of specific realistic attacks that were possible under MV2 and now impossible under MV3?

[vovavili]

A very quick Google search could have done the trick for you - https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/develop/migrate...

[bornfreddy]

No, it's not. They could easily have solved the problems without introducing changes to cripple ad blockers, but they decided their investors need some more cash. Actions speak.

[OsrsNeedsf2P]

Google will only ever push major updates that are neutral or beneficial to their ad revenue. I do not believe they killed MV3 due to ad blockers, but it's the type of proposal that can survive at Google.