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

  • flop_leash_973@lemmy.worldEnglish
    171·
    1 year ago

    I think the point is if website operators start supporting this you might not have a choice but to use Chrome, if you want to browse any reasonably popular web site.

    • Silverseren@kbin.social
      222·
      1 year ago

      Then I will stop browsing them? I stopped using Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit quite easily. I can do it with others if they’re going to go down this route.

        • IonAddis@lemmy.worldEnglish
          8·
          1 year ago

          Internet Explorer tried real hard to do that. Pages were literally built only to run “properly” in IE.

          Curious what round 2 would look like.

          • nintendiator@feddit.clEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            In a world that now has stronger cryptography, attestation and surveillance capabilities? I can assure you Round 2 would go vastly different. There would also not be a Round 3.

          • flop_leash_973@lemmy.worldEnglish
            9·
            1 year ago

            Bank sites don’t necessarily need to want to block ads to implement something like this. They will just see the headlines that say “this is more secure” and that will be enough for them to buy in to it.

        • brockpriv@sh.itjust.works
          21·
          1 year ago

          If my non us bank forces me to use Chrome in order to access my account online, they’re gonna get a call from me

        • CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          5·
          1 year ago

          If we break their fingers in all EU countrys, yours won’t even have to act… Like we could technically ban all website and browsers doing that from the entire market for this practice…

          I don’t think they would like us to do so…

    • manbart@kbin.social
      7·
      1 year ago

      Exactly. If this comes to pass, you’re still free to run an “unattested” browser if you want, but web sites are going to require it “for security” to make sure you are using an “untampered” with browser (I.e. no blocking ads)