I came in via search engine. If they're not redirecting then it might as well be off.

Yeah. I'm concerned that a malicious actor might MITM their site and serve content that's less funny.

It's a "wtf", not the end of the world. Cheers for the snark tho

It is for your protection.

It is possible someone may post something like this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Funniest_Joke_in_the_World

which may disable the editors and be accidentally posted, leading to your death or dismemberment.

http allows for government monitoring of this type of situation and possible automated interdiction.