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All four major web browsers are about to lose 80% of their funding | by Dan Fabulich | Apr, 2025 (danfabulich.medium.com)
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I know this sounds bad, but maybe this is a blessing in disguise. Necessity is the mother of invention and maybe browser technology should be funded by governments instead of privately owned advertising megacorps?

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[–] Ugurcan@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Sure, security is the most important thing there. But I would say that’s a maintenance task and not really a development one.

Other protocols/tech you’ve mentioned already 7 to 10 years old. I don’t think they will get more love than they already did.