In Orion browser for iOS [1] we have something called the Energy Saver mode which blocks the loading of images/scripts/web fonts. This was added in response to a situation I had on a camping trip with very bad connectivity and it became apparent that low fidelity way to consume the web was needed.
We built this natively in the browser as an on/off switch, but one can also relatively easilly build a dedicated browser extension that incrementally blocks loading of various resources depending on the users' fidelity setting. This can be more scalable approach then waiting for websites to build support for this.
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In Orion browser for iOS [1] we have something called the Energy Saver mode which blocks the loading of images/scripts/web fonts. This was added in response to a situation I had on a camping trip with very bad connectivity and it became apparent that low fidelity way to consume the web was needed.
We built this natively in the browser as an on/off switch, but one can also relatively easilly build a dedicated browser extension that incrementally blocks loading of various resources depending on the users' fidelity setting. This can be more scalable approach then waiting for websites to build support for this.
[1] https://browser.kagi.com