WebExtensions changes coming?

[barbaz]

https://www.ghacks.net/2019/11/13/googl ... canary-80/

[barbaz]

Firefox will keep blocking webRequest in their Manifest v3 for now, implementing declarativeNetRequest as an additional API - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpDFS-GUytg (7:16)

Though at 11:00, Rob says that "in the long term, we would like to encourage the use of declarative APIs and discourage blocking APIs if possible".

[barbaz]

Chrome will kill Manifest V2 in 2023 - https://developer.chrome.com/docs/exten ... v2-sunset/

Does Firefox have any clear plans to kill its Manifest V2?

[therube]

EFF: Chrome Users Beware: Manifest V3 is Deceitful and Threatening


(FF, being the follower that it is, you know where it will end up...)

[therube]

ghacks: Mozilla expects to launch extensions Manifest V3 support in Firefox in late 2022