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No one can be dumb enough to destroy the very basis of the entire web. Perhaps it will just be annoying like clicking on a link requires an alert telling the us
by coldcode 11y ago
No one can be dumb enough to destroy the very basis of the entire web. Perhaps it will just be annoying like clicking on a link requires an alert telling the user that the destination may not be acceptable, like the cookie alert but more intrusive. I wonder how this applies to JSON or XML links?
- deathy 11y agoWhat about if I send a link via some sort of messaging app possibly to a friend in another country? (the Dutch/Australian issue mentioned) That can be a standalone application and not a web page, so the initial assumption of "every hyperlink in a Web page" fails.
- freehunter 11y agoOr what if I link to a site that links to infringing content? I'm not allowed to share a link to www.illegalstuff.com, but can I link to www.totally-legal.co.uk, which has a link to illegalstuff.com? What if totally-legal.co.uk has a 302 redirect to illegalstuff.com? It totally-legal.co.uk an illegal link, even if that actual site doesn't contain illegal stuff?
- walterbell 11y agoWho wins if the web loses? Instead of discovery via hyperlinks, publishers could be forced to distribute via Facebook Instant Articles or Apple News, which would perform copyright clearance services. TPP/TTIP bring new penalties and many changes related to copyright, https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/12/how-tpp-will-affect-you-and-your-digital-rights https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/12/how-tpp-will-affect-yo...
- protomyth 11y ago> No one can be dumb enough to destroy the very basis of the entire web. That's a pretty optimistic thought. I am often amazed at the ability of people to do just that. Witness the battle against search engine linking to newspapers and the amazing leaps in logic that generated.