.m3u8 is a file format for video streams. It works like a playlist, it's a file that defines a collection of individual video files, each being one small part of the stream.
m3u8's can't be played natively by a browser, and if the OP has enabled autoplay media, kbin is probably directing the browser to that URL, the browser can't play it in-tab, so it downloads it as a file instead.
Quirky little bug you found there OP. Codeberg would love to know.
Two questions from a Reddit refugee, who can't find her way around here:
How / where can I retrieve a list of magazines that I’m subscribed to? Via the top menu bar I can get all postings of all subscribed magazines in one big feed, but a) I like to browse by subject/magazine, and b) in the one-feed-fits-all method, the busier magazines push postings in small magazines out of sight, which is a pity.
is there a way to make my favourite way of reading postings and comments - by newest, instead of by hottest - a permanent choice?
I keep getting this .m3u8 download whenever I open the homepage? What is it? (media.kbin.social)