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by throwawaymobule 57 days ago
I think most of the web wasn't encrypted by default until letsencrypt came on the scene just over a decade ago. (I remember a few "free cert" offerings that were entirely manual, and cost you $200 if you wanted to revoke a cert)

It's firmly the default now, and very odd if a site doesn't default to https.