Den OdellMay 14

Some browsers check what site you're on and render the page differently. Yup, you read that right.

TikTok gets special treatment. So does Netflix. Instagram. Even SeatGuru.

Safari and Firefox both do this. Chrome doesn't. There's a reason for that... Read on.

https://denodell.com/blog/browsers-treat-big-sites-differently?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=browser_quirks_post

Browsers Treat Big Sites Differently

Safari and Firefox change how big sites render based on the domain. TikTok, Netflix, Instagram… even SeatGuru. Chrome doesn’t. Why is that?

Den Odell
Show threadLaughingMan

@denodell Ironically the quoted code comments you put into your post don't render properly for me with Firefox.

Specifically, the text is too dark to read when dark mode is enabled.

Looks fine in Chromium with dark mode.

May 16 at 7:54amWeb
Show threadDen OdellMay 16
@lingm That’ll teach me to rush a redesign right before publishing. Sorry! I’ll fix that!