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Re:Google engineers want to make ad-blocking (near) impossible by Terretta on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @08:10AM (#36876340)
> isn't this only going to be the case for websites that will opt into the use of this?

How many web sites still serve you http:// instead of https:// ?

The transition was (is) entirely voluntary. Transition happened more slowly until browsers made the lack of https:// look scary.

https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2017/01/20/communicating-t...

Re:Google engineers want to make ad-blocking (near) impossible by azangru on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @08:49AM (#36876794)
It did help that everyone was in agreement that https is a good thing (TM) though. Browser vendors as well as web developers.