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Francis Rubio :ad:

Another thing that's funny to me is any attempt to prevent users from right clicking on an image to download it, or to highlight text to copy it. There is *no way* you can prevent your users from downloading your assets from your webpages, that's just not how the web works.

pointer-events: none? Covering it with a transparent div? Lol. People can edit your CSS, delete your div, or go straight to DevTools' network tab, refresh your page, and then download assets from there.

"So… how do I do it so they won't save my assets?"

Did you just not hear me?? 😭

@teacherbuknoy None of those workarounds are possible with mobile browsers, though.

@mansr well, it's not like people will refrain from using your website on a desktop if you only intend it to be used on mobile. The point of the web is being cross platform, not mobile-only.

@teacherbuknoy You are obviously right. However, for many site owners it might be enough to prevent 90% of attempts to copy material. Depends on what it is. Yes, it's all very silly.