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I also disagree with a closed internet. Users, like TV viewers skipping channels, recording to VHS, or leaving the TV on but mute for a house party, should be a
by ploxiln 11y ago
I also disagree with a closed internet. Users, like TV viewers skipping channels, recording to VHS, or leaving the TV on but mute for a house party, should be able to do what they want. A website should not be forcing an agenda for how consumers may or may not configure their browsers to request and present assets freely served by sites.
I appreciate that websites want to look good. But browser rendering has always varied between devices and user preferences, and fonts in particular have always been a prominent configuration item. User displays have had varying DPIs and widths, users can set their preferred minimum font size and preferred window size, their preferred serif and sans-serif fonts, and zoom text size with or without other page elements. Some users have to use screen-reading software! This has always been in the interest of the user's readability with their particular setup, and the openness of the web to be used with whatever setup the user has.
My only point is, your argument has nothing to do with "a closed internet". Or "it can often become hard to browse" (if you let users configure their browsers as they prefer). Right...