The new MV3 architecture reflects Google’s avowed desire to make browser extensions more performant, private, and secure. But the internet giant’s attempt to do so has been bitterly contested by makers of privacy-protecting and content-blocking extensions, who have argued that the Chocolate Factory’s new software architecture will lead to less effective privacy and content-filtering extensions.
For users of uBlock Origin, which runs on Manifest V2, “options” means using the less capable uBlock Origin Lite, which supports Manifest V3.
If there’s any whiff of Google forcing Mozilla to do anything they’ll instantly be investigated for monopolistic abuse by the EU.
Hell, the whole reason why Google is paying Mozilla is to keep it alive to be able to say “see, we’re not the only browser left”. If Mozilla dies then Chrome would be under constant scrutiny.