The real discussion around google should be manifest v3 not weather its the default search

TLDR: Google just wants to further monopolize ads in the web.

>That’s because a central part of Manifest V3 is the removal of a set of powerful capabilities that uMatrix, NoScript, and other extensions rely on to protect users (for developers, we’re talking about request modification using chrome.webRequest). Currently, an extension with the right permissions can review each request before it goes out, examine and modify the request however it wants, and then decide to complete the request or block it altogether. This enables a whole range of creative, innovative, and highly customizable extensions that give users nearly complete control over the requests that their browser makes.

[https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/07/googles-plans-chrome-extensions-wont-really-help-security](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/07/googles-plans-chrome-extensions-wont-really-help-security)

And it has been in the works for a while: [https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/chromes-manifest-v3-and-its-changes-for-ad-blocking-are-coming-real-soon/](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/chromes-manifest-v3-and-its-changes-for-ad-blocking-are-coming-real-soon/)