How to prevent redirecting to HTTPS when fetching local address from a background script?

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Cannot fetch http only url in manifest v3 extension

In manifest v3 extension, any http only url cannot be fetched. manifest.json { "manifest_version": 3, "version": "0.0.0", "name": "test", "background":{ "scripts": ["background.js"] }, "host_permissions": ["<all_urls>"] } background.js const init = () => { fetch("http://http.rip") .then((res) => res.text()) .then((text) => { console.log(text); }) .catch((err) => { console.error(err); }); }; browser.runtime.onStartup.addListen…