Motherboard reports:
On Tuesday, porn site Pornhub said it would be ditching all Flash content from its site, opting instead for HTML5, the most recent version of the web language that offers more support for multimedia content. Since hackers have had a number of successes at compromising porn sites, it’s notable that one of the largest is taking this step, albeit when Flash is already on its last legs.
“It was just a matter of time until we switched, as HTML5 is becoming the standard across platforms. Now makes the most sense as Google and Firefox are slowly pushing Flash support out of their browsers. Plus HTML5 has improved security, better power consumption and it’s faster to load,” Corey Price, vice president of Pornhub, told Motherboard in an email.
“All adult sites should make the transition to HTML5. Flash is nearly dead,” he added.
Ahh, la petite mort…
It has been a long and lingering death, but when Adobe Flash is finally gone for good, please don’t send any flowers. We’re well rid of it.
If you’re bold enough to still be using the internet with Flash enabled please enable “Click to Play” at the very least.
But if you want to enter the brave new world of a Flash-less world, here is our guide on how to uninstall it from your computers.
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