I’m not sure if this is new, but when I clicked on the /r/pics protest post link from the frontpage here, I was redirected to this: https://old.reddit.com/premium
I’m not sure if this is well-known or not that they’re pushing it now, but it’s the first time I’ve seen it, especially on old.reddit.
Good points, but we must not relax under the comfortable blanket of “standards”, because the Big Boys™ are busily unraveling them.
A prime example is Google’s “Chrome” browser, that’s weaponized ‘web-standards’ in the most anti-competitive manner possible. Worse is their bullying of “web standards bodies”. This is specifically aimed at neutering Mozilla and independent browser-extension developers who throw up obstacles to their dominance.
Google wants to eliminate the possibility of users avoiding their data-vacuuming, ad- spamming and universal tracking. That’s what’s behind their endless propaganda about ‘speeding up your web experience’.
Once they “succeed”, all ‘unapproved’ extensions, ‘users’ and browsers will just be “unable to connect” with what used to be the greatest communication and data-sharing system in human history.
Concerned users should become familiar with the politics of “international standards bodies” that affect our ability to use the internet.
Aren’t they backing off a bit, getting rid of universal 3rd party ad tracking cookies?
But whatever, Mozilla is definitely more sustainable in the long run, and the degradation of web kit will drive away users in the long run, even casual ones. I switched to Firefox, and I am recommending others do the same.