Google is already pushing WEI(DRM Webpage) into Chromium

github.com [wei] Ensure Origin Trial enables full feature · chromium/chromium@6f47a22

This CL moves the base::Feature from content_features.h to a generated feature from runtime_enabled_features.json5. This means that the base::Feature can be default-enabled while the web API is co...

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It's small, but here's a real actionable item that you can do to help:
Put a gentle "Use Firefox" (or any other non-Chromium-based browser) message on your website. It doesn't have to be in-your-face, just something small. I've taken my own advice and added it to my own website: https://geeklaunch.io/ (Only appears in Chromium-based browsers.)
We can slowly turn the tide, little by little.
Copy and paste:
html

<p> This site is designed for <a href="https://firefox.com/">Firefox</a>, a web browser that respects your privacy. </p>
(I also posted this on the HN discussion.)
- Your browser supports Web-DRM. Some features might not be available.
  
  This website does not support browsers that support web-drm
  
  Turn it against them.
  
  [Cackles in Evil Spanish]
- One way to hide it for Firefox users.
  
  <p class="not-firefox-warning"> This site is designed for <a href="https://firefox.com/">Firefox</a>, a web browser that respects your privacy. </p> <style> @-moz-document url-prefix() { .not-firefox-warning { display: none; }} </style>
- I have a banner on mine as well that I did a couple weeks ago: https://toast.al
  I’m mad tho since it has false positives with Mulch / Bromite on Android. I wasn’t able to find something right away to detect it, but the DRM stuff would probably work.

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