Google is discontinuing the Chrome extension offered on the Chrome Web Store, the company announced today. That means developers trying to monetize their extensions will have to deal with other payment-handling systems.
As of Monday, developers will no longer be able to create new paid extensions, according to Google – although it has been cementing the policy already in place since March. And That The policy follows a temporary suspension of publishing paid extensions in January after Google reported an increase in fraudulent transactions that “targeted[ed] To exploit users. “
Google will gradually roll out other functions in the coming months, and on February 1st, Google says that the existing extension will no longer be able to charge customers using the Chrome Web Store’s payment system. Here is the full timeline:
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This isn’t the only significant change in extensions this year. The company made several policy updates in April aimed at reducing spent intended th extensions, including banning multiple extensions from doing the same thing, not allowing developers to try to get better placements for their extensions, and banning extensions that misuse instructions.
