Apple, Mozilla, Google, Microsoft form group to standardize browser plug-ins The new WebExtensions Community Group will try to forge a common architecture for future web extensions, and is inviting developers to join the effort.
Safari can use web extensions built for other web browsers
Safari adopted a new web extension API with macOS Big Sur that enabled extensions built for other browsers to work with it. This opened the door to new extensions, but a standardized method of developing the extensions hadn t been set.
The new group, shortened WECG, consists of members from each of the major browser developers. Member chairs are held by Timothy Hatcher of Apple and Simeon Vincent of Google. Current participants include employees from Apple, Mozilla, and Microsoft.
The new WebExtensions Community Group will try to forge a common architecture for future web extensions, and is inviting developers to join the effort.
Web advertising giant says it has been working with filter makers, others to evolve the platform Share
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Google, which makes most of its money from online ads, insists it wants ad blockers to continue working under the latest, more locked-down iteration of its Chrome browser extension platform, known as Manifest v3. We have been working closely with the developers of many extensions – including ad blockers, shopping extensions, productivity enhancements, developer tools, and more – to evolve the platform, said David Li, Chrome product Manager and Simeon Vincent, Chrome developer advocate, in a blog post on Wednesday.
To emphasize that point, the post quotes Sofia Lindberg, tech lead at Adblock Plus maker Eyeo – paid by Google and others not to block their ads – offering a similar assurance that ad-blocking extensions will still be available after Manifest v3 takes effect.