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Cannot this problem be solved by producing a text-only version of the page using Firefox's reading mode algorithm that removes everything except the article tex

Cannot this problem be solved by producing a text-only version of the page using Firefox's reading mode algorithm that removes everything except the article text? This way publishers don't have to invest resources in making a second version of their site.

Godel_unicode 8y ago
Good luck browsing news stories with video content or image slideshows. Also publisher analytics, advertising, and all the other basic staples of web journalism. But yes, if you completely change everything about the business model of online news, reader mode might be viable.
- dmitriid 8y ago
  Let me introduce you to USA Today European Experience: https://eu.usatoday.com https://eu.usatoday.com It’s possible to create a non-bloated fast news website. Neither publishers nor Google are interested in that.
  - Godel_unicode 8y ago
    > Neither publishers nor Google are interested in that. See previous comment about the way the online news business works.
- TeMPOraL 8y ago
  > *Also publisher analytics, advertising, and all the other basic staples of web journalism. But yes, if you completely change everything about the business model of online news (...). Yes, this is the solution and should be the ultimate goal to fight for. Those "staples" are precisely what's ruining the web journalism, and the Internet at large.