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why do you block webfonts?


Same reason people block Google Analytics or Facebook Like buttons. Many fonts are hosted by fonts.google.com


Font parsers are generally poorly written so avoiding untrusted fonts is more secure. Web fonts also slow down the web and are a privacy issue. All that for no gain because they are completely useless. I already have fonts on my computer and they are fine. That’s why I block web fonts.


Personally because I prefer the fonts that I have chosen.




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