Security News > 2021 > April > Popular Twitch AdBlock shuts down after Twitch breaks extension
The popular Twitch AdBlock extension has been removed from both Chrome Web Store and Firefox Addons site.
Twitch AdBlock was the choice of extension among Twitch users for restricting ads when using Twitch.
Twitch AdBlock extension killed on Chrome and Firefox.
"The extension from the both Firefox and Chrome webstore [sic]. Really weird. But I had backed up the chrome extension / exported it as a crx file," stated one of the users in a GitHub issue thread. At the time, there was speculation among users whether Twitch AdBlock's developer had removed the extension out of fear of repercussions or legal threats from Twitch or another party.
The developer explained to us that at this time, there were two other ways to block ads on Twitch, one of which included use of Twitch Turbo Subscription by the extension to block ads on anyone's web browser who had the extension.
Although this move may have left many Twitch AdBlock users disappointed and keen to find a workaround, in this case, the developer chose to lean on the safer side, from a legal standpoint, than rebuilding an extension that may violate Twitch policies and put them at risk.