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I find it quite hostile to send user inaccessible content down the pipe, thereby cluttering up bandwith and local storage.
by noizejoy 6y ago
I find it quite hostile to send user inaccessible content down the pipe, thereby cluttering up bandwith and local storage.
- three_seagrass 6y agoPrefetching content is a W3C standard. The user is also trying to access that content so they probably don't find preloading it aggressive, especially if they're on a low-bandwidth connection and they don't have to load the page twice.
- sarakayakomzin 6y ago> Prefetching content is a W3C standard. When that content is valid for the user... fetching garbage content over a network isn't "pre" anything.
- SiempreViernes 6y agoMost sites aren't very clear with what is gated content until after you click, so most visitors will get an encrypted payload they can't use and then bounce because they didn't want to pay in the first place. Thanks Google.
- three_seagrass 6y agoMost sites can and do already do this without Google or AMP. You have missed that point entirely.
- dogma1138 6y agoI wonder if for people with data caps can this be a case for a class action. I think there can be a case made that if content is indexable to a search engine and presented to the user as a link if it’s then gated without distinction from links that are not a case be made against google or the content providers.