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I can only assume that this delay to show a kilobyte of text is purposeful and meant to further steer users to the app Many sites do this with GDPR opt-outs, w
by a_imho 8y ago
I can only assume that this delay to show a kilobyte of text is purposeful and meant to further steer users to the app
Many sites do this with GDPR opt-outs, which ironically are non compliant on multiple accounts.
- mort96 8y agoForbes literally shows a loading spinner for _minutes_ if you try to opt out, and when it finally completes, you're sent to an empty page asking you to opt back in to tracking. I used to occasionally read stuff there when an interesting-sounding article was posted to HN, but I'm not visiting that page ever again.