The Sanitizer API (https://chromestatus.com/feature/5786893650231296) aims to build an easy-to-use, always secure, browser-maintained HTML sanitizer into the platform. It is a cross-browser standardization effort starting in Q2/2020. We shipped an initial version of the Sanitizer API in M105, based on the then-current specification draft. However, the discussion has meanwhile moved on and the proposed API shape has changed substantially. In order to prevent the current API from becoming entrenched we would like to remove the current implementation. We expect to re-implement the Sanitizer API when the proposed specification stabilizes again. Use counters: The Sanitizer API is currently used on 0.000000492% of page visits. Old vs new API: * Old explainer, API as implemented in "MVP" since M105: https://github.com/WICG/sanitizer-api/blob/e72b56b361a31b722b4e14491a83e2d25943ba58/explainer.md * New explainer (still in progress): https://github.com/WICG/sanitizer-api/blob/main/explainer.md
Since the final version of the standard will look different from our initial implementation, the goal is to prevent an API to become entrenched. According to use counters, the Sanitizer API is currently used on 0.000000492 % of page visits.