You can't turn off gifs or canvas because it would just break too much internet.
I could imagine and equal reaction thread here if google deemed some gifs and canvas uses "unworthy" and were blockable.
I could imagine and equal reaction thread here if google deemed some gifs and canvas uses "unworthy" and were blockable.
I mean, heaven for bid, they could the user the ability to actually control the repaint rate. Or pull only the first frame of a gif, and not pull the 100+ meg gif without user consent(via touch, by site, etc..) Browsers wouldn't block popups for years because it could break legitimate use, now I don't think a single browser doesn't ship with that option not on by default.
I think the reality is, that these are features and functions that advertisers want, and google is in the business of selling ads.
This isn't a can't, its a won't.
[0] Just realized while typing this that I haven't clicked a Buzzfeed link in a long time, so my memory might be off. But I know some site I used to visit frequently did this.
If I, the user, disable some functionality and the site doesn't work I can:
A: add the site to an allow list B: temporarily enable the feature for that site C: stop using the site
Most of the time I'll give a site the benefit of the doubt, only when they pull shady tricks like dark patterns and whatnot do I just stop using the site.
Reddit is a great current example. I will not use their site or their app because they're both awful, and reddit is trying to force the app down my throat. If the app I use gets shut down by API changes I'll just stop using reddit.
Individuals must have the ability to shape the internet and their own experiences on it.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10040344
It's a very convenient phrasing, because these "individuals" certainly are doing what they say; it's just that they are not you. I trust Mozilla only slightly more than Google.
That sounds like a challenge.
I think if there were a click to play button on gifs > N megabytes or > X*Y resolution, nobody would complain, nor would they complain about click to play on frequently updated canvases.