Remove HTTP/2 push

Category: Network / Connectivity
Type: Feature removal
Status: In development (Chrome In development)
Intent stage: Prepare to ship

Summary

Remove the ability to receive, keep in memory, and use HTTP/2 push streams sent by the server. Send SETTINGS_ENABLE_PUSH = 0 at the beginning of every HTTP/2 connection to request that servers not send them.

Motivation

Remove the ability to receive, keep in memory, and use HTTP/2 push streams sent by the server. Send SETTINGS_ENABLE_PUSH = 0 at the beginning of every HTTP/2 connection to request that servers not send them.

Standards & signals

Specification: https://httpwg.org/specs/rfc7540.html#PushRequests
Firefox: No signal
Safari: No signal
Web developers: No signals

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