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

  • CannaVet@lemmy.worldEnglish
    61·
    11 months ago

    Unfortunately all the masses want is maximum ease of use, full stop. Just look at the Reddit exiles -

    “Welcome to Lemmy, pick a server any server be a winner”

    “WTF IS THIS NERD SHIT SIGNUP TOOK MORE THAN ONE ACTION ON MY PART RIP LEMMY LONG LIVE REDDIT IS LEMME JUST REDDIT YET NO FUUUUUUUUU”

    • glad_cat@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      11·
      8 months ago

      Sadly you’re right. Every migration from phpBB to Digg to Reddit filtered the people who made a minimum effort to understand the platforms, and now we have this.

      And I remember all the people who were not programmers, and could still setup and administrate their own phpBB…