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The following articles and websites describe the significant flaws which plague the modern web, and provide the basis for the library's mission.

Software Freedom

(What software freedom is- a good introduction to the idea and its importance if you haven't encountered it) (HTTP) (https://www.gnu.org)
The WWWorst App Store (HTTP) (https://www.gnu.org)


JavaScript

Software Freedom isn't about Licenses, it's about Power (rosenzweig.io)
(same article over HTTP/S) (https://rosenzweig.io)
The JavaScript Trap (HTTP) (https://www.gnu.org)
Who is Afraid of Spectre & Meltdown? (https://www.fsfla.org)
Kill JS (https://web.archive.org)


Software as a Service Substitute

Network Services aren't Free or Non-Free (https://www.gnu.org)
Who does that Server Really Serve? (https://www.gnu.org)


Individual Control of the Browsing Experience

Gemini, Day 2 (rosenzweig.io)
Dark Patterns (https://www.darkpatterns.org)
Rich User Experience, UX and Desktopization of War (http://contemporary-home-computing.org)
How the Web became Unreadable (https://medium.com)
You can't capture the nuance of my form fields (https://drewdevault.com)


Technical Issues

Re-Inventing the Wheel (https://onpon4.github.io)
Reckless, Limitless Scope (https://drewdevault.com)
Web Browsers Need to Stop (https://drewdevault.com)
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