New blog post: Google's Browser Shenanigans Again? Marvellous.

Google's latest move to potentially block Firefox access to Workspace is a right pain for users and a worrying sign for the open web. It's not on, is it?

https://rhodzy.com/blog/googles-browser-shenanigans-again-marvellous

#google #firefox #workspace #browser #webstandards

Almost there, maybe one of the most important improvements in the WWW standards. QUERY for read-only HTTP calls.

https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc10008/

#rfc #http #standards #webstandards

Das hätt ich schon viel früher machen können  

Hab geschaut, ob's Greasemonkey noch gibt und wie das geht, und schon waren mit einer flotten Zeile die "Smart"-Artikel auf der derstandard.at-Startseite einfach verschwunden.  

document.querySelectorAll('article:has( span[class="smart-label"])').forEach(a => a.remove());

#webstandards

So You Want to Define a Well-Known URI

https://mnot.net/blog/2026/well_known_uris

#HackerNews #Tech #WebStandards

Chrome phases out Manifest V2, removing uBlock Origin bypasses as Chromium 151 fully drops MV2 extension support and deprecates legacy flags. 🧱
Edge and Opera are expected to follow the shift toward MV3, while users are pushed toward alternatives like uBlock Origin Lite or non-Chromium browsers. 🔄

🔗 https://www.neowin.net/news/google-chrome-is-killing-all-ublock-origin-bypasses-microsoft-edge-opera-to-follow/

#TechNews #Chrome #Browser #Browsers #uBlockOrigin #Privacy #ManifestV3 #AdBlocker #Ad #AdBlock #Cybersecurity #FOSS #WebStandards #Google #Microsoft #Opera #Security

At the Media Web Symposium 2026 in Berlin 🇩🇪, @tidoust shared @w3c's perspective on open #WebStandards for immersive and virtual worlds #FOKUSMWS

He noted renewed interest in an open architecture grounded in the web and browser, alongside efforts to make the web more immersive, #3D, and spatial-friendly while preserving core user agent responsibilities.

#Development #Launches
Introducing the MDN MCP server · Your AI tools can now access MDN resources directly https://ilo.im/16drnb

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#MDN #Documentation #WebStandards #AI #MCP #WebDev #Frontend #HTML #CSS #JavaScript

Wednesday 17 June 2026 - at @webhackfest this week!

Simone Onofri, W3C Senior Principal Security Specialist will be leading a collaborative breakout to map the Web Security Model aiming to feed the Threat Model for the Web and security-by-design Web APIs boilerplate at Web Engines Hackfest 2026 in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

This work should help W3C create a boilerplate security model for designing Web APIs in a secure-by-design way.
https://www.w3.org/events/talks/2026/web-security-model-mapping-collaboratively-the-security-baseline-of-the-web-platform/
#WebHackfest #WebStandards

"Google participates in the web standards process the way a bear participates in the “camping” process."

https://wil.to/posts/googles-prompt-api/

#Google #GoogleChrome #Webstandards #PromptAPI

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