# Datasette #3046: Don't Serve Link: Rel=next HTTP Headers to Firefox for HTML Pages

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> **Published:** 2026-11-07T23:57:46.000Z  
> **Category:** PRODUCT_LAUNCH  
> **Impact Score:** 130/100  
> **Primary Source:** [Simon Willison AI](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Nov/7/link-rel-next)  
> **Canonical Citation:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/datasette-3046-don-t-serve-link-rel-next-http-headers-to-firefox-for-html](https://spidits.com/timeline/datasette-3046-don-t-serve-link-rel-next-http-headers-to-firefox-for-html)

## Executive Summary
datasette #3046: Don't serve link: rel=next HTTP headers to Firefox for HTML pages I was looking at the Firefox network panel today when I noticed that requests to a Datasette table page were triggering an HTTP prefetch to the next page.

## Why It Matters (Strategic Analysis)
Legacy browser prefetching specs can cause severe unintended server-side rendering loads when modern dynamic data platforms serve pagination headers. Framework maintainers must explicitly manage HTTP header emission based on user-agent behavior to prevent speculative network requests from consuming unneeded backend compute.

## Referenced Coverage & Sources
- **[Simon Willison AI](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Nov/7/link-rel-next)**: datasette #3046: Don't serve link: rel=next HTTP headers to Firefox for HTML pages — _datasette #3046: Don't serve link: rel=next HTTP headers to Firefox for HTML pages I was looking at the Firefox network panel today when I noticed that requests to a Datasette table page were triggering an HTTP prefetch to the next page..._

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