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"They are also the most aggressive ad shoveling website I have ever seen. Their ad blocker blocker and paywall works, preventing me from reading articles." So
by debt 10y ago
"They are also the most aggressive ad shoveling website I have ever seen. Their ad blocker blocker and paywall works, preventing me from reading articles."
So their ad blocker blocker and their paywall kept you from reading the articles for free? Why don't you just pay them?
It's just a shitty thing to do at this point. If they have high quality articles then what would require you to pay them? Do they need to be on Patreon or Kickstarter or something?
- Sir_Cmpwn 10y agoWhy would you reward a website for using dark patterns like autoplaying video ads, popups, 14 bloody GiB of data pushing ads and tracking and bullshit into your browser?
- Buge 10y agoYou're rewarding them for "the best political coverage in California". Also if the article is paywalled, why would anyone keep it open and let ads play? Either buy the subscription or leave (or try to bypass the paywall some other way).
- lozaning 10y agoAre any of those really dark patterns? Annoying and shitty... sure. None of the above are meant to trick you, they're just a nuisance.
- siddboots 10y agoThis particular article is not behind a paywall. Instead, it blocks readers who are using a) adblock, b) private browsing mode, or c) tracking protection. Their online subscription gives you access to more content, but they don't claim anywhere that they will let me browse with the above enabled even if I do pay.