BlackEcoJul 21, 2023

Google engineers want to introduce DRMs for web pages, making ad-blocking near-impossible in the browser

https://lemmy.blackeco.com/post/25574

Google engineers want to introduce DRMs for web pages, making ad-blocking near-impossible in the browser - Lemmy

And since you won’t be able to modify web pages, it will also mean the end of customization, either for looks (ie. DarkReader, Stylus), conveniance (ie. Tampermonkey) or accessibility. The community feedback [https://github.com/RupertBenWiser/Web-Environment-Integrity/issues] is… interesting to say the least.

Show threadxmax3Jul 21, 2023
I would stop visiting any website that implements this. Simple as that. I will step away (will try at least) from any system that doesn’t respect my privacy or myself. Like I ditched Facebook, Reddit and others.
Show threadwaxJul 22, 2023
There’s a horde of people that doesn’t give a shit though. If they introduce this without overdoing the ads, it might get traction. And then they ramp up the ads and tracking in 10 yrs. Pretty scary, I hope its DOA
Show threadSarla
Why would wrapping the page in WA block ad blocking?
Jul 22, 2023 at 10:50amWeb
Show threadwaxJul 24, 2023
I was thinking about the possibility of rendering UI with webgl/webgpu, but I now realized that it does not require webassembly. Can already be done from JS