looks like rendering adblockers extensions obsolete with manifest-v3 was not enough so now they try to implement DRM into the browser giving the ability to any website to refuse traffic to you if you don’t run a complaint browser ( cough…firefox )

here is an article in hacker news since i’m sure they can explain this to you better than i.

and also some github docs

  • Pixlbabble@lemm.eeEnglish
    271·
    11 months ago

    Dude if they make youtube accessible only through Chrome we gonna have some problems.

    • BloodForTheBloodGod@lemmy.caEnglish
      10·
      11 months ago

      I’d have to stop using it. I’d even go to another service like Nebula, at that point, and pay for it.

      But I am not going to start running Chrome on my home computer as a daily driver.

    • gunnm@monero.townEnglish
      5·
      11 months ago

      If they go after NewPipe and SmartTube I’m going to shill hard the alternatives.