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Headless browsers exist because adtech providers and CDNs punish legitimate users who don't execute untrusted code on their property?

If we ask the creators of headless chrome or selenium why they created them, would they say "because adtech providers and CDNs punish legitimate users who don't execute untrusted code on their property"?



Whether or not it's true aside, why people decide to do something and why they say something is being done don't have to match.


Another use is testing websites.




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