content: Why you should boycott Netflix, and any other service that uses web DRM An excellent post by EFF on the dangers DRM poses to the open web. TL;DR: If web DRM (Encrypted Media Extensions) becomes widespread enough to cripple browsers that don't support it, the barrier of entry to bringing a new browser to the market will be insurmountable. Even Firefox forks like Tor Browser and Pale Moon will die, leaving us entirely at Google's and Mozilla's mercy, who have every financial motivation to destroy our experience by locking down the browser to prevent ad blocking, among other nasty things. With every dollar you spend on a service that requires EME DRM (like Netflix), you're digging your own grave as a consumer and destroying the open Internet.