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.
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.
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Fast loading, accessible, secure, adjusts to any screen size. This might be the perfect site.
Why did we stray from the path of good and mess with JavaScript?
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
marqueeandblinktags?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.
https://www.littlewargame.com in particular is pretty nice