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YMMV... For me, the last straw was having to click away 2-3 banners that cover the content on every website and then often being slapped in the face with a subs

YMMV... For me, the last straw was having to click away 2-3 banners that cover the content on every website and then often being slapped in the face with a subscription box. This is simply conditioning me to expect disappointment and hence to stop clicking on links. Even on HN I find myself clicking straight on the comment links to get an idea of what the link is about.

unimpressive 8y ago
My friend wrote a browser plugin that removes sticky web elements like subscription boxes on pages (Chrome only, for now). https://git.sr.ht/~achmizs/AlwaysKillSticky.git https://git.sr.ht/~achmizs/AlwaysKillSticky.git Sad that we have to resort to this sort of thing, but... p.s: He would probably be happy to accept a patch which makes it compatible with Firefox.
- ndnxhs 8y ago
  Won't that kill nav bars?
- carlob 8y ago
  javascript:(function()%7B(function%20()%20%7Bvar%20i%2C%20elements%20%3D%20document.querySelectorAll('body%20*')%3Bfor%20(i%20%3D%200%3B%20i%20%3C%20elements.length%3B%20i%2B%2B)%20%7Bif%20(getComputedStyle(elements%5Bi%5D).position%20%3D%3D%3D%20'fixed')%20%7Belements%5Bi%5D.parentNode.removeChild(elements%5Bi%5D)%3B%7D%7D%7D)()%7D)() Bookmarklet that does the same
bad_user 8y ago
Your unwillingness to click on a popup is nothing compared with the systematic censorship that has been sweeping the web. This is one of those cases in which I wished for the first comment I’m seeing to not be so shallow.
- lazyjones 8y ago
  > Your unwillingness to click on a popup is nothing compared with the systematic censorship that has been sweeping the web. Excuse me for not caring much about Tumblr porn, nor seeing all this supposedly rampant censorship on the web among all the hate speech and political propaganda. Perhaps you’re just expecting wrong content in the wrong places?
  - bad_user 8y ago
    The article wasn't just about Tumblr porn, but yes, it shows that you only read the title and considered it a good opportunity to mention what else ails you. Getting things off your chest is what HN is all about.
- maps 8y ago
  Isn't it related? Isn't the whole reason that ad sellers like google are censoring porn is to make their platforms palatable for big ad buyers?
gesman 8y ago
I think something like outline.com is going to change that. If publishers will keep flooding their content with garbage - somebody is going to clean it for them.
daniel-cussen 8y ago
I wish every link could get a score based on how shitty the things it links to are, in terms of banners and paywalls. I need to know way in advance about toxic sites in a way that links that lead there get docked points for linking to toxic places, PageRank style.
- albertgoeswoof 8y ago
  Isn’t this what google was supposed to be doing?
  - iliketosleep 8y ago
    It highlights how bad Google as become. An increasing number of my google Google searches point me to paywalls or content farms, and end up wasting my time. Google can stop this (esp. links to paywalls), but for one reason or another they don't want to.
mrhappyunhappy 8y ago
If on mobile you can set to open everything in reader view which removes ads, pop ups and all the nonsense.
- adimitrov 8y ago
  If you're on Firefox, you can just open the reader view, anywhere.

unimpressive 8y ago

My friend wrote a browser plugin that removes sticky web elements like subscription boxes on pages (Chrome only, for now). https://git.sr.ht/~achmizs/AlwaysKillSticky.git https://git.sr.ht/~achmizs/AlwaysKillSticky.git Sad that we have to resort to this sort of thing, but... p.s: He would probably be happy to accept a patch which makes it compatible with Firefox.

ndnxhs 8y ago
Won't that kill nav bars?
carlob 8y ago
javascript:(function()%7B(function%20()%20%7Bvar%20i%2C%20elements%20%3D%20document.querySelectorAll('body%20*')%3Bfor%20(i%20%3D%200%3B%20i%20%3C%20elements.length%3B%20i%2B%2B)%20%7Bif%20(getComputedStyle(elements%5Bi%5D).position%20%3D%3D%3D%20'fixed')%20%7Belements%5Bi%5D.parentNode.removeChild(elements%5Bi%5D)%3B%7D%7D%7D)()%7D)() Bookmarklet that does the same

bad_user 8y ago

Your unwillingness to click on a popup is nothing compared with the systematic censorship that has been sweeping the web. This is one of those cases in which I wished for the first comment I’m seeing to not be so shallow.

lazyjones 8y ago
> Your unwillingness to click on a popup is nothing compared with the systematic censorship that has been sweeping the web. Excuse me for not caring much about Tumblr porn, nor seeing all this supposedly rampant censorship on the web among all the hate speech and political propaganda. Perhaps you’re just expecting wrong content in the wrong places?
- bad_user 8y ago
  The article wasn't just about Tumblr porn, but yes, it shows that you only read the title and considered it a good opportunity to mention what else ails you. Getting things off your chest is what HN is all about.
maps 8y ago
Isn't it related? Isn't the whole reason that ad sellers like google are censoring porn is to make their platforms palatable for big ad buyers?

gesman 8y ago

I think something like outline.com is going to change that. If publishers will keep flooding their content with garbage - somebody is going to clean it for them.

daniel-cussen 8y ago

I wish every link could get a score based on how shitty the things it links to are, in terms of banners and paywalls. I need to know way in advance about toxic sites in a way that links that lead there get docked points for linking to toxic places, PageRank style.

albertgoeswoof 8y ago
Isn’t this what google was supposed to be doing?
- iliketosleep 8y ago
  It highlights how bad Google as become. An increasing number of my google Google searches point me to paywalls or content farms, and end up wasting my time. Google can stop this (esp. links to paywalls), but for one reason or another they don't want to.

mrhappyunhappy 8y ago

If on mobile you can set to open everything in reader view which removes ads, pop ups and all the nonsense.

adimitrov 8y ago
If you're on Firefox, you can just open the reader view, anywhere.