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

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 is… interesting to say the least.

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    1 year ago

    Subscription-based, restricted to verified accounts Chromium, that shares your personally identifiable public key with each website you visit.
    Shudders

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      It makes such complete sense for Google and Microsoft that it’s a wonder we didn’t see it coming sooner.