Digital distillation

A method for automatically reformatting electronic content for secure viewing on a visual display of an electronic device of a user, comprising:

• receiving a first version of electronic content, wherein the first version of the electronic content is retrieved based on a request generated by a user from a user interface of an electronic device of said user;
• identifying one or more elements within the electronic content, wherein each of the one or more elements is associated with a first format;
• identifying a corresponding second format for each of the one or more elements that are within the first version of the electronic content, wherein the corresponding second format of each of the one or more elements is distinct from the first format of each of the one or more elements;
• automatically reformatting the first version of the electronic content to a second version of the electronic content, wherein the second version of the electronic content includes one or more elements each having the second format that corresponds to and differs from the first format of each of the one or more elements, thereby removing potential malware present in the first version of the electronic content that cannot be reformatted;
• automatically reformatting the second version of the electronic content to a third version of the electronic content, the third version of the electronic content having the first format;
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• presenting the third version of the electronic content within a more secure environment on said visual display of the electronic device of the user.