Website asking me to turn on Javascript and cookies

That’s because it is. 99.99% of everyone browsing the web uses Chrome, Firefox, Safari or their forks. The vast majority of websites will not work properly without Javascript, and some will outright refuse to let you in if you don’t. And that’s because they don’t test for this situation because it’s extremely rare.

I’m well aware that there are legitimate reasons to disable Javascript and cookies, like situations with extremely high security and privacy needs. But those who do are well aware of how they are limiting their browsing experience.

Lynx is the oldest web browser still being maintained, and the most recent version was released 5 years ago. It’s also fully text and terminal based. I don’t see any way in which it could be considered “modern”.

Lynx to me is a fun gimmick with no practical use case.

And we’re not going to change how our service works to accommodate such an esoteric project.

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