I strongly feel we should create a lightweight HTML fork that is again document-centric and doesn't allow for all of this javascript nonsense. Something that doesn't allow for stupid custom UI or behavioural tracking. Just text, images, videos, and links.
HTML already has such a mode. It's called "turn off JavaScript". Fortunately, there are still plenty of good sites in that style.
(You can still have ads with plain HTML; they just aren't as annoying nor intrusive.)
Where do you get your news and stuff without JavaScript? I think HackerNews is just about the only website I regularly use nowadays that works without JavaScript
HTML already has such a mode. It's called "turn off JavaScript". Fortunately, there are still plenty of good sites in that style.
(You can still have ads with plain HTML; they just aren't as annoying nor intrusive.)