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Browsers should have pay/tip button to support website owners. And browser vendors should handle the payment. This would limit ads and tracking as well which al

Browsers should have pay/tip button to support website owners. And browser vendors should handle the payment. This would limit ads and tracking as well which aligns with Mozilla goals. Can I pitch this idea to Mozilla somewhere?

nkrisc 2y ago
Who pays for that service?
- quaintdev 2y ago
  The browser vendors can earn small commission from each transaction. This ensures steady stream of income for them as well. They have created a piece of public infrastructure that is absolutely critical they should earn from direct payments of their users instead of relying on single entity who may or may not have their best interest at heart.
  - nkrisc 2y ago
    So if this became popular enough, then in a sense browser makers would be gatekeeping who’s allowed to receive payments. Website owners could of course still show ads or independently earn money other ways, but wouldn’t browser makers then be incentivized to tailor the browser experience to favor sites that earn them a commission?
kelvinjps10 2y ago
But they don't have the infrastructure to reveive the payments internationally,(apple and google do) but there wouldn't be a conflict of interest for example google with their ads businesses and imagine apple charges 30% for every transaction like the do on the apple store
EricRiese 2y ago
You're describing Brave
rchaud 2y ago
Browser companies can't handle payments unless they decide to pivot to becoming a payments company like PayPal. The API and standards talk in the article is putting the cart before the horse. There is currently no way to send money peer-to-peer without an intermediary that can handle the bank transfer, and intermediaries tend to charge a lot for this service. Because of this, the best options are to add a PayPal or Ko-fi button on the site, with the understanding that the publisher won't be receiving the full amount you send.

nkrisc 2y ago

Who pays for that service?

quaintdev 2y ago
The browser vendors can earn small commission from each transaction. This ensures steady stream of income for them as well. They have created a piece of public infrastructure that is absolutely critical they should earn from direct payments of their users instead of relying on single entity who may or may not have their best interest at heart.
- nkrisc 2y ago
  So if this became popular enough, then in a sense browser makers would be gatekeeping who’s allowed to receive payments. Website owners could of course still show ads or independently earn money other ways, but wouldn’t browser makers then be incentivized to tailor the browser experience to favor sites that earn them a commission?

kelvinjps10 2y ago

But they don't have the infrastructure to reveive the payments internationally,(apple and google do) but there wouldn't be a conflict of interest for example google with their ads businesses and imagine apple charges 30% for every transaction like the do on the apple store

EricRiese 2y ago

You're describing Brave

rchaud 2y ago

Browser companies can't handle payments unless they decide to pivot to becoming a payments company like PayPal. The API and standards talk in the article is putting the cart before the horse. There is currently no way to send money peer-to-peer without an intermediary that can handle the bank transfer, and intermediaries tend to charge a lot for this service. Because of this, the best options are to add a PayPal or Ko-fi button on the site, with the understanding that the publisher won't be receiving the full amount you send.