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Forbes was essentially dead to me after they blocked their articles if it detected an ad blocker.
by screwyouforbes 11y ago
Forbes was essentially dead to me after they blocked their articles if it detected an ad blocker.
- sogen 11y agoAgreed, I even disabled the ad blocker but couldn't get the site to load (still got stuck in the warning page)
- faitswulff 11y agoSimilarly, I added Wired to a whitelist, but they still showed me the anti-adblocking modal - possibly due to my hosts file. Figuring out what caused it was more trouble than it was worth, so I just don't read Wired anymore.
- amelius 11y agoYou can always open such content in an incognito tab, to disable the adblocker completely.
- zodPod 11y agoAgreed. Similarly, I stopped even bothering with links to Wired articles after they started too.
- HardDaysKnight 11y agoYes, I never go to Forbes anymore.
- thoughtsimple 11y agoIt works out well for me. Forbes blocking me is kind of a negative reinforcement technique that reminds me that their content is mostly click-bait shit anyway. I used to go to their site, try to read their content and leave in disgust. Now I seem to remember not to click on their links. Saves time.