- They have a replacement API and, per the article, are working with the developer to make it a smooth transition. - there isn’t an obvious motive to handicap

- They have a replacement API and, per the article, are working with the developer to make it a smooth transition. - there isn’t an obvious motive to handicap third-party developers here (applies to Safari adblocking as well) - the stated motive of increased security and stability is entirely plausible FWIW I tend towards assuming good faith in the case of Chrome as well. If we accept the reason given for Safari (because plausible & no obvious other, see above), it wouldn’t make much sense not to see the exact same motivation to be sufficient for Chrome. I’m not sure if Google having another, less user-friendly additional reason should make much of a difference. It’s only if the specifics around the alternative APIs diverge that Google’s ad business might become relevant again.