I like uBlock Origin’s “medium mode.” It’s a nice middle ground
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killea@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Yep, noscript on firefox has been available for like 15 years. And it certainly does “break” some sites as it blocks scripts by default. It can be a pain, though I consider it the safest way
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
Since the web works via a DOM (Document Object Model) and a document that needs to execute active content to display anything is broken, a webpage that needs JS to load the document can safely considered broken.
killea@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I was trying to explain it more practically, but yes the web is a wasteland l.
atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
You are talking about the difference between a website and a web application. Nothing is broken. Given that the alternative used the be Flash/Coldfusion I’m not sure this way is worse.