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I am so done with these rants while the hosting page has 16 potential trackers reported by Privacy Badger, including both Facebook and Google. If you are truly

I am so done with these rants while the hosting page has 16 potential trackers reported by Privacy Badger, including both Facebook and Google. If you are truly outraged, do something about it besides baiting me with even more trackers. Regulate yourself before asking governments and courts to regulate everyone else.

FussyZeus 8y ago
Not working with Facebook and Google is suicide for a media outlet right now, and as consumers of news, we're not entirely blameless in that dilemma. Doesn't justify the tracking and intrusive ads, all I'm saying is, businesses are gonna business. Even here, an aggregator and community I respect, people complain about trackers and in the next breath, get angry because sites like the Wall Street Journal have setup paywalls, and some even get angry about things like the Guardian asking for a donation at the end of their articles. I mean I can't imagine these news sites enjoy selling their souls to the Devil, but it's not like we gave them a massive list of alternatives.
- Rjevski 8y ago
  "Working" with Facebook and Google doesn't mean embedding their trackers into your site. You can still link to your content on Facebook/Google without the trackers on the actual site.
- imgabe 8y ago
  > I mean I can't imagine these news sites enjoy selling their souls to the Devil, but it's not like we gave them a massive list of alternatives. It's not like they gave us anything worth an alternative. Most news is garbage and has little to no immediate impact on anyone's life that would make it worth paying for.
dfxm12 8y ago
I would assume the author of this piece has very little input into the layout of the site. If you have genuine concerns about that, is this the most fruitful place to air them? Try this: https://thenextweb.com/about/#contact https://thenextweb.com/about/#contact
- davidwihl 8y ago
  If this topic is so important to the author why would he choose a host that is contradictory to his point? I don't have a problem with thenextweb.com. I have a problem with people who do not practice what they preach.

FussyZeus 8y ago

Not working with Facebook and Google is suicide for a media outlet right now, and as consumers of news, we're not entirely blameless in that dilemma. Doesn't justify the tracking and intrusive ads, all I'm saying is, businesses are gonna business. Even here, an aggregator and community I respect, people complain about trackers and in the next breath, get angry because sites like the Wall Street Journal have setup paywalls, and some even get angry about things like the Guardian asking for a donation at the end of their articles. I mean I can't imagine these news sites enjoy selling their souls to the Devil, but it's not like we gave them a massive list of alternatives.

Rjevski 8y ago
"Working" with Facebook and Google doesn't mean embedding their trackers into your site. You can still link to your content on Facebook/Google without the trackers on the actual site.
imgabe 8y ago
> I mean I can't imagine these news sites enjoy selling their souls to the Devil, but it's not like we gave them a massive list of alternatives. It's not like they gave us anything worth an alternative. Most news is garbage and has little to no immediate impact on anyone's life that would make it worth paying for.

dfxm12 8y ago

I would assume the author of this piece has very little input into the layout of the site. If you have genuine concerns about that, is this the most fruitful place to air them? Try this: https://thenextweb.com/about/#contact https://thenextweb.com/about/#contact

davidwihl 8y ago
If this topic is so important to the author why would he choose a host that is contradictory to his point? I don't have a problem with thenextweb.com. I have a problem with people who do not practice what they preach.