Custom CSS is a potential security risk since it can load assets from other sites. This can lead to tracking and other information leaks that average users don't even know about. You should turn off custom CSS on any site that allows it. It doesn't really add any value and the risks are too great for what it does bring, which is mostly shitty design and gimped functionality.
I am in no way a programmer and I only have one sub but I did check it and based on what you said here I disabled the CSS. I appreciate your succinct advice.
Custom CSS on Poal are completely safe.
Check my reply to morbo
https://poal.co/s/AskPoal/564077/53e616ed-db3d-4e32-b945-f8a607329439#cmnts
Right on. Thank you.
what say you?
I'm certain AOU is aware of the risks since he is a programmer and knows what's going on. As a site operator, he has to balance the features users want to have and the security of the site and users. By making the feature optional, he puts the decision in the hands of the user base to decide for themselves what the risks and rewards are, as it should be. AOU isn't doing anything wrong by offering the feature and we the users bear the responsibility for our own device security. If might say this differently if there was no way to disable the feature, but that's not the case here.
Day mode.
Custom CSS is a potential security risk since it can load assets from other sites.
Not on Poal. External links are completely disabled. You have to upload images (jpg/png/gif only) in the custom CSS section and use a specific tag with their given name.
The CSS support is dumbed down to its minimum for that reason.
Even external links in sub sidebar, in comments and posts are tagged with an icon to let users know what it is before clicking. And when in doubt, you can still click the "src" button to see the original link.
(sorry for the late reply, I was probably too busy to respond and forgot about it)
dont know if its glitches or intentional but ive come across a dozen or so subs here when im not logged in you just cant fucking read anything unless you highlight the shit out of everything.
if its intentional, someones either fucking mouth breathing retarded or thinks theyre the only funny cunt on the planet that thought of that dumb shit.
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