Google is making changes to its Chrome browser that are affecting how some popular tools work, especially those that block ads. This is part of a bigger update to how Chrome handles add-ons and asks for extensions.

Google is disabling the original uBlock Origin ad blocker for more Chrome browser users, alongside other extensions that are no longer supported as the browser migrates to its new extension specification,

Google is migrating Chrome browser extensions to a new specification that limits the functionality of ad blockers.

Google is sneakily trying to get users to remove uBlock Origin, but there's a simple workaround you can use to sidestep it.