Chrome labelled sites as Not Secure if they didn't user https since 2018. Most people didn't like that label showing on their website address, so it was a clever way to shift everyone.
Years before that the free certificate authority Let's Encrypt was established (there are now several more), so for most people using https with your website is just configuration, not an extra cost. On top of that some http protocol versions are now https only.
Years before that the free certificate authority Let's Encrypt was established (there are now several more), so for most people using https with your website is just configuration, not an extra cost. On top of that some http protocol versions are now https only.