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seriously, why can't modern browsers turn off features like remote fonts, webrtc, etc. in settings. I hate when reading a bit then the font changes. Not to say fingerprinting risks.


You can, and then when someone uses an icon font instead of graphics their page breaks.


I believe many Web APIs can be enabled/disabled on a website basis, no?


Skill issue.

Pictures are pictures, text is text. <img> tag exists for a reason.


Its a convenience packaging issue. An icon font is simply more convenient to handle. <img> tags for a hundred images requires more work.

Icon fonts are used all over the place - look at the terminal nowadays. Most TUI's require an icon font to be installed.


><img> tags for a hundred images requires more work.

So it's a skill issue.


iPhone lock down mode turns off remote fonts (including breaking font icons as sibling says)




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