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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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[–] DarkThoughts@kbin.social 137 points 1 year ago (4 children)

That's a good way for me to never visit your website again. Honestly, this kinda sounds like the death of the internet if I'm being honest. This would transform it from a free medium into a full blown corporate dystopia. It's really scary to see the digital (corporate) development over the past couple decades. Would be really cool if we don't move further towards some cyberpunk like future where megacorps control everything.

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 year ago

Google taking some ideas from Cyberpunk 2077 and NetWatch.

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

It's already owned by corporations.

[–] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That’s a good way for me to never visit your website again.

Good luck with that when all websites do this.

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We'll start our own websites, with blackjack and hookers.

[–] darthfabulous42069@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That really is the solution. We desperately need to make our own websites again and boycott the shitty corporate controlled ones. If we can replace Reddit with Lemmy, we can replace every other piece of shit site or app they come up with too.

[–] MtnPoo@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Bring back web rings!

[–] grue@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Once this sort of shit becomes normalized enough with websites, I'm sure it'll come to ISPs themselves, too.

[–] MtnPoo@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

So it's come to this. The end of the internet.

[–] Mojojojo1993@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bit late on that front. If you think governments are in control, then you are a tad naive

[–] maynarkh@feddit.nl 5 points 1 year ago

I think the level of government capture in the US is unique. The EU is kinda balanced, as many good things as bad in this regard, while the authoritarian part of the world is definitely not corporate controlled.