> The manifest v3 thing was due to an API change to improve performance by pulling the renderer out of the critical path for network requests. That is certainl

> The manifest v3 thing was due to an API change to improve performance by pulling the renderer out of the critical path for network requests. That is certainly the excuse given, but that doesn't mean it's the reason. > Adblockers can still block ads (as in not show them), but they can't throttle or block requests. Note that this makes them less effective at blocking ads. And speaking as a former uMatrix user, filtering/blocking the network traffic is a lot of the point.