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I have not followed this stuff very closely. Here's a question. This article says:
Has there not been DRM on the web for many years by now for videos?
This is worse. Let's go with an example: on an Android phone, you visit a website. The website asks for an integrity check, the browser works with Google Play Services to complete the check.
What if you have a de-Googled phone without Play Services, or if you made modifications to restrict Google's tracking? Then Google can refuse to verify you. What if you installed an ad blocker in your browser? Google can refuse to verify you.
If you fail verification, the website could ask you to complete a captcha, or just refuse to show you anything.
This would bring DRM to everything on the internet. If you wanted to get grandma's apple brown betty recipe even the text would be unavailable unless your browser and the page agree that it should happen. And the browser wouldn't give the OK unless the page is advertiser friendly, and the page won't give the greenlight if you've blocked any ads recently.