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Re:WebTorrent by worldofmatthew on Tuesday November 29, 2022 @03:59PM (#33793210)
That is a you problem. The website is not responsible for your data plan.
Re:WebTorrent by lxgr on Tuesday November 29, 2022 @04:08PM (#33793335)
That attitude is totally fine if you don't care about having people visit your site more than once.
Re:WebTorrent by worldofmatthew on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @01:26AM (#33797625)
Most people will view the content they like.
Re:WebTorrent by lxgr on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @10:23AM (#33801966)
Have you ever used a limited data plan yourself or talked to someone who does about their web and app use patterns? People get attuned to which sites are wasting their data very quickly.
Re:WebTorrent by bityard on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @01:43AM (#33797701)
I hope browsers will implement protections against this sort of thing the same way they currently do against crypto-jacking.