So many Google business model things happening right now—are they related?

Retiring Third-party Cookies:
https://developer.chrome.com/docs/privacy-sandbox/third-party-cookie-phase-out/

Manifest v3 Limits Content Filtering:
https://developer.chrome.com/blog/resuming-the-transition-to-mv3/
https://support.ublock.org/hc/en-us/articles/11749958544275-Google-s-Manifest-V3-What-it-is-and-what-it-means-for-uBlock-Users-

YouTube Ad-Blocker Crackdown:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2023/11/03/the-youtube-ad-blocker-crackdown-is-ramping-up/