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   Computer Nerd Kev to Andy Burns   
   Re: [LINK] Google begins requiring JavaS   
   22 Jan 25 06:47:31   
   
   From: not@telling.you.invalid   
      
   Andy Burns  wrote:   
   > Computer Nerd Kev wrote:   
   >   
   >> " Google says it has begun requiring users to turn on JavaScript, the   
   >>    widely used programming language to make web pages interactive, in   
   >>    order to use Google Search.   
   >   
   > Text search still works with JS disabled,   
      
   Before posting I tried a Google search in Dillo and was redirected   
   to a page saying:   
   "Turn on JavaScript to keep searching"   
      
   Same thing today.   
      
   Apparantly some specific user-agents might be excepted, although   
   that seems inconsistent with aiming to block bots since it's an   
   obvious solution for them too.   
      
   > but I think image/map/video search have required JS for some   
   > time   
      
   Video and image searches didn't need JS and are actually still   
   working in Dillo even though full web searches are denied. My guess   
   is that they'll roll the redirects out to them as well before long   
   though.   
      
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