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by wizzwizz4 741 days ago
https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/technology/using-progressi...

> You should not assume the reason for designing a service that works without CSS or JavaScript is because a user chooses to switch these off.

> There are many situations when extra layers can fail to load or are filtered, for example:

https://technology.blog.gov.uk/2016/09/19/why-we-use-progres...

> It’s important to understand that it’s often not the conscious choice of users to arrive at your site without JavaScript. We did some research and discovered that 0.9% GOV.UK visits are by people who don’t have JavaScript available and haven’t chosen to turn it off.