Chrome/Chromium now seems to force-change http:// URLs to https:// URLs.
As in, you paste a http:// URL into the address bar, and Chrome silently switches it to https://, and then complains the site is down.
No, this is not a HTTP redirect or HSTS header from the site. I tested this on a site that only has HTTP available.
This is bullshit. I tend to defend some measures like that, but this is taking it too far, making it seem like something that works – is not working.
#FuckGoogle #Chrome
Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦
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2025-05-06 14:08:20 UTC
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