> The thing is, this is coming. There is literally nothing you can do to stop it. Your protests are meaningless next to the desire for some people at Google to sanitise the web.
We can stop this by having websites test for "Web Environment Integrity" APIs and refusing to serve clients that implement it.
>> We can stop this by having websites test for "Web Environment Integrity" APIs and refusing to serve clients that implement it.
That would be an incredibly difficult battle because it would be fighting against big tech companies that make web browsers and profit from ads--namely Google and Microsoft.
Getting browsers to adopt and implement Web Environment Integrity is Step 1.
Step 2 is where all Google web sites start requiring Web Environment Integrity to be used or they lock you out of the site.
Step 3 is where all websites serving Google ads require Web Environment Integrity to be used.
Step 4 Profit!
Web Environment Integrity is the beginning of the further DRM-ification and enshittification of the Web.
Wherever you live, you should contact your government representatives and regulators and put a spotlight on this issue for what it is--monopoly abuse of power.
Grassroots efforts are great and it is good to let your friends, family, and associates know what they are doing and why it is wrong.
However, government regulation of this abuse is needed to stop it by force of law.
We can stop this by having websites test for "Web Environment Integrity" APIs and refusing to serve clients that implement it.