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Companies now block older browser versions from accessing their websites! (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 days ago by madeindex@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/47871545

🌐 Many companies now block older browser versions from accessing their websites!

This follows many browser makers ending updates 4 older operating systems, leaving legacy devices unable to use web services without an OS upgrade.

This kinda reminds me of the Java website block by browsers a few years ago, just in reverse. (Revenge? ;)

Old Android versions are also increasingly blocked from accessing the Google appstore.

Truly about security or perhaps Planned Obsolescence?

Update: "old devices can only use old os > old os can only use old browser > old browser cannot use web> poor uneducated people = screwed once again!"

"Only suggesting corporate browsers, kinda like an ad."

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[–] marl_karx@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

just spoof your user-agent whats the problem

also: using old browser versions is really unsafe, there is always a way to run recent software on your hardware, you can install custom roms on old phones, install linux old old computers etc.

I think the only problem here is the user.

[–] Allero@lemmy.today 1 points 2 hours ago

Not everyone knows you can do that, but doubling on advice to spoof the user agent

[–] marl_karx@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 day ago

if you want firefox without the ai bs install librewolf