Maddock: The End of Indie Web Browsers

Samuel Maddock writesthat the adoption of the "encrypted media extensions" by the World Wide WebConsortium has had just the sort of effect that people were worried about four years ago."No longer is it possible to build your own web browser capable ofconsuming some of the most popular content on the web. Websites likeNetflix, Hulu, HBO, and others require copyright content protection whichis only accessible through browser vendors who have license agreements withlarge corporations."