Why web browsers don't support Markdown

Web browsers deliberately avoid supporting Markdown because it would undermine the ad-driven, platform-centric business model of major tech companies, according to a critical analysis. Markdown is described as a public good that would empower independent publishing and strip out the tracking, ads, and CMS systems that generate revenue. The lack of Markdown support is framed as a choice that reveals the modern web is built for corporations, not users.

Why web browsers don't support Markdown Web browsers are not document viewers. They are customer acquisition channels for massive tech ecosystems. They don't serve users, but corporations. AI features, VPNs, crypto wallets, and countless of other nonsense. Markdown, on the other hand, is a public good. It would empower writers to publish their words independently. It would strip out countless CMS systems, frameworks, trackers, and ads. All those things where the money sits. Markdown is practically anti-platform. It's simple. Why implement simple Markdown when there is already a bloated PDF viewer and you can play AAA games in a tab, or generate images in some chat window? Markdown is an alien in that world. Not supporting Markdown in a web browser is a choice. That choice tells you exactly who the modern web is built for.