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It is an SVG loading indicator that's broken when embedded on the archive page, nothing to do with NYT trying to obfuscate archival tools.
by Etheryte 2y ago
It is an SVG loading indicator that's broken when embedded on the archive page, nothing to do with NYT trying to obfuscate archival tools.
- pbhjpbhj 2y ago>nothing to do with NYT trying to obfuscate archival tools // How would you know? Seems pretty likely based on how companies try to enshitify the web.
- Etheryte 2y agoLooking at the code, there is nothing malignant going on, it's simply a common CSS + SVG bug. Most people wouldn't know how to intentionally write this so that it breaks on one page, but works on the other. Occam's razor etc.