It's in the FAQ (https://gemini.circumlunar.space/docs/faq.htm https://gemini.circumlunar.space/docs/faq.htm) > 2.5 Why not just use a subset of HTTP and HTML?

It's in the FAQ (https://gemini.circumlunar.space/docs/faq.htm https://gemini.circumlunar.space/docs/faq.htm) > 2.5 Why not just use a subset of HTTP and HTML? TL;DR: a completely different protocol creates a different space; when you're on gemini you know what is and isn't available, there's no need to think about not being tracked or not fetching MBytes of images and scripts, even if you don't display or execute them, because the protocol says no.