Google just made it a lot harder to block ads in the world’s most popular browser. Chrome is shutting down the older system that strong ad blockers depend on to do their job.
That quietly breaks uBlock Origin, one of the most trusted ad blockers people run on Chrome.
The wind-down started in 2024, and by mid-2025 Chrome had switched off that older extension system for most people. We’re now on Chrome 149, and the last few workarounds are about to vanish. Chrome 150 removes one of the final settings that kept these blockers alive, and Chrome 151 closes the door for good.
A Google engineer described it as cleanup, saying the company can’t keep supporting the old setup “due to the complexity and tech debt, as well as the security risks it entails.”
What This Chrome Update Means for Blocking Ads
Under the new rules, ad blockers lose the freedom they used to have. The old way let them work quietly in the background and catch ads before a page even loaded. The new way forces them to ask Chrome for permission before they block anything.
That stings a little more when you remember Google makes most of its money selling ads. Plenty of people see the problem with the same company that sells the ads also writing the rules for the tools that hide them.
You Still Have Options
We won’t pretend Chrome’s old system was perfect. Bad actors have slipped malware into popular extensions before, some with over a million downloads.
Even so, blocking ads keeps you safer. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency recommends ad blockers because they cut the risk of dangerous ads and sketchy redirects, and they help pages load faster.
If you’d rather not fuss with browser settings at all, a quality VPN can pick up the slack. Surfshark, for example, includes a built-in tool called CleanWeb that strips out ads, popups, and malware across your apps and devices, not just inside one browser.
Final Thoughts from Troy
If Chrome 150 lands and your ad blocker goes dark, you’re not imagining it. The full version of uBlock Origin only survives on browsers that still allow it.
This is why we’ve watched folks move over to more privacy-focused browsers like Brave, DuckDuckGo, Firefox, Mullvad Browser, and others. Chrome isn’t the only choice anymore, and for blocking ads, it may not be the best one.
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