| ▲ | pwagland 6 hours ago | |||||||
The "practical" use case is to allow auto playing of videos for those users who disable it, from the "Strategic Vision & Core Capabilities" section: > Bypassing Browser Constraints: Modern browsers aggressively throttle autoplay videos, and ad-blockers restrict traditional media frames. To the browser, ASCILINE is simply "JavaScript updating a canvas"—completely invisible to media restrictions. | ||||||||
| ▲ | lode 6 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||
While this is presented as a way to evade ad blockers, using it to serve ads is explicily prohibited in the license: The permission granted by this license explicitly EXCLUDES the right to use this software, in whole or in part, for the purpose of serving, delivering, or displaying digital advertisements, sponsored content, or any form of commercial marketing to end-users. Any such use immediately terminates this license. | ||||||||
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| ▲ | amarant 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||
I guess I might finally be convinced to disable JavaScript in my browser | ||||||||