it's part of react proptypes: https://github.com/facebook/prop-types/blob/4de0644a10a554d0a556daa39f029369bc007ea5/lib/ReactPropTypesSecret.js#L10
don't worry, google also has a partnership with reddit! why doesn't reddit just have an open api like they used to? good question!
I think the reason people are mad is less about "google please follow the law" and more about "google please do the right thing"
it's both publicly-traded companies and VC-owned companies. any product that is required to constantly report their earnings and risk their company being dissolved if they don't increase profits year-to-year.
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real signature of the roblox ceo
also the thing in the title is essentially a real quote. here's a bit more context if you want it:
> Like, you can say, ‘Okay, we are exploiting, you know, child labor,’ right? Or, you can say: we are offering people anywhere in the world the capability to get a job, and even like an income. So, I can be like 15 years old, in Indonesia, living in a slum, and then now, with just a laptop, I can create something, make money, and then sustain my life.”
alt-text: Signature: Builderman (proceeded by a smiley face)
gonna have to consult venture overwatch on this one
does anyone else think disemboweled is a very grotesque word for what they're describing
Back in July, Google's work on a Web Integrity API emerged and many equated it to DRM. The company announced today it's not proceeding...
![Chrome not proceeding with Web Integrity API deemed by many to be DRM](https://beehaw.org/pictrs/image/0ed49a48-ec6b-4b79-98a4-99e04f2a370f.webp?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
While WEI is thankfully cancelled, it's not entirely cancelled... They're planning on making it available still in WebViews with the intention that websites can check if a malicious Android app is trying to do a phishing scheme.
Seems like such a niche "security" feature... what are they really trying to accomplish here? Something seems fishy to me
WEI just got cancelled! https://9to5google.com/2023/11/02/google-chrome-web-integrity-api/