They pushed hard for its adoption, for example with the "Not secure" indicator: https://aboutssl.org/how-to-fix-the-https-not-secure-message-in-chrome/ https://

They pushed hard for its adoption, for example with the "Not secure" indicator: https://aboutssl.org/how-to-fix-the-https-not-secure-message-in-chrome/ https://aboutssl.org/how-to-fix-the-https-not-secure-message... There are other, not less important players, such as Let's Encrypt. So while they didn't develop or pioneer HTTPS per se, they played an important role.