[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #32102: Emoji - only load when required

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#32102: Emoji - only load when required
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 Reporter:  ChriCo       |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Formatting   |     Version:  4.2
 Severity:  major        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  close        |     Focuses:
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Changes (by kraftbj):

 * keywords:   => close


Comment:

 This conversation between faevilangle and pento sums up the argument well:
 https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/core/p1430386777008874

 > One more argument: current practice is a privacy concern for users,
 because it shares requests with an unexpected third party.

 There isn't a privacy concern. Your local browser, through JS, determines
 if it can render emoji natively or not. If not, it requests a static JS
 file to provide the compatibility layer. No data is shared with any third-
 party. If the usage of the w.org CDN to provide the emoji graphics is a
 concern, there is a filter to allow you to download an emoji image set and
 use that locally instead. The privacy concern is exactly the same as using
 a CDN to bring in jQuery instead of hosting it locally.

 As the smiley option has been removed for new installs, the philosophy of
 Decisions, Not Options, the existence of plugins/filters to disable/modify
 behavior, I suggest closing this ticket as wontfix.

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