by Gemma Petrie, Principal Researcher A handful of powerful companies use their control of operating systems to push their own products, including browsers. This self-preferencing behavior ultimately hampers competition by … Read more
2024: Title Venue Year Authors Over the Edge: The Use of Design Tactics to Undermine Browser Choice N/A 2024 Dr. Harry Brignull, Cennydd Bowles Columbia Convening on Openness and AI … Read more
by Josh Matthews and Keegan McAllister A web browser’s purpose in life is to mediate interaction between a user and an application (which we somewhat anachronistically call a "document"). Users … Read more
Web browsers do a lot of calculations on geometric coordinates, in many different coordinate systems and units of measurement. For example, a browser may need to translate a position expressed … Read more
Servo, the next-generation browser engine being developed by Mozilla Research, has reached an important milestone by passing the Acid2 test. While Servo is not yet fully web compatible, passing Acid2 … Read more
Mozilla Research is starting an informal gathering of academics and practitioners excited about expanding the foundations of the Open Web. The first event is held on Tuesday, April 2nd at … Read more