Re:Explanation of the state of uBlock Origin and other block...
by amluto on Saturday September 21, 2019 @01:12AM
(#21033638)
Quoting from the same page, one paragraph up from your big quote:
> In Manifest V3, this API will be discouraged (and likely limited) in its blocking form. The non-blocking implementation of the webRequest API, which allows extensions to observe network requests, but not modify, redirect, or block them (and thus doesn't prevent Chrome from continuing to process the request) will not be discouraged.
Re:Explanation of the state of uBlock Origin and other block...
by otterley on Saturday September 21, 2019 @09:14AM
(#21035173)
Well, yes. There’s a transition in progress. I would expect the older API to be deprecated or removed in a future version, probably within a couple of years.
> In Manifest V3, this API will be discouraged (and likely limited) in its blocking form. The non-blocking implementation of the webRequest API, which allows extensions to observe network requests, but not modify, redirect, or block them (and thus doesn't prevent Chrome from continuing to process the request) will not be discouraged.
I rest my case.