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Re:I tried creating a web browser, and Google blocked me by hrktb on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @02:24PM (#19557108)
The internet before streaming (when downloading postage stamp clips took 3 hours) was close to that described state, and people just exchanged burned CDRs right and left.

Even elderly people were using and watching pirated stuff installed by their kids as they just couldn’t bother.

No DRM support in major browsers would mean pirating becomes the #1 way to see anything again.

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Re:I tried creating a web browser, and Google blocked me by TeMPOraL on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @02:40PM (#19557263)
That is a realistic outcome.

Then again, the way media companies are balkanizing the streaming space, this could become (again) a reality soon anyway.

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