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CHROME (google) is planing to implement DRM (kinda) into their browser (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by mr_right@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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looks like rendering adblockers extensions obsolete with manifest-v3 was not enough so now they try to implement DRM into the browser giving the ability to any website to refuse traffic to you if you don't run a complaint browser ( cough...firefox )

here is an article in hacker news since i'm sure they can explain this to you better than i.

and also some github docs

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[-] programmer_belch@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

Why did we stray from the path of good and mess with JavaScript?

[-] Kuosch@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

Serious answer: because we wanted interactive sites (ajax it used to be called, iirc), like most online shopping.

Less serious answer: indeed, what do we even need javascript for when we have marquee and blink tags?

[-] SuperSpruce@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

JavaScript if done right can transform a website into something greater, like a game for instance. But excessive JavaScript on an article website can go to hell.