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So ironic that the NYTimes, where this article is published, is itself one of the worst offenders. The article clearly states this as well: > Among all the sit
by heinrichhartman 7y ago
So ironic that the NYTimes, where this article is published, is itself one of the worst offenders. The article clearly states this as well:
> Among all the sites I visited, news sites, including The New York Times and The Washington Post, had the most tracking resources.
So hat-tip for the self-awareness. Now how about "sweeping your doorstep" ?
- dantondwa 7y agoThis comes up every time there's a NYT article. However, note that the management and the journalists are different people and the fact that th website of the NYT itself is reported as having trackers is a proof of this.
- MichaelApproved 7y ago> management and the journalists are different people That's clear and not being disputed. When people mention workers calling out management, it's sort of in a praising way. They're commending management for at least allowing workers to call them out. Many institutions would not allow that to happen, so it's good to point out the Times when they do.
- so-impressed 7y agoAnd yet nothing changes, so to feign self awareness is the height of theater. They do it in the open. They say they do it. They tell you they know it's bad, this thing they do. And they do it anyway. It doesn't make them better than others to pay lip service and not change. If anything, they lead by example and it makes them worse for having done so. Shop lifting is a crime, but hey, everyone does it, so watch me pocket this candy bar. And some beer. And a TV. And maybe I'll just grab some money from the cash register. And yeah, I think I'll steal the assistant manager's car to get away. See? This is just how the world works!
- qroshan 7y agoPray tell me how exactly should a news publisher survive without targeted advertising. Public should pay for stuff or accept targeted advertising
- EGreg 7y agoYou mean like this? https://youtu.be/Z2cdDFSWAPQ https://youtu.be/Z2cdDFSWAPQ
- 420codebro 7y agoSorry - that’s a bullshit cop out. You don’t get to call folks out while your own house is on fire.
- ChrisSD 7y agoI think it's more important to say that in most newspapers there is a firewall between journalists and the marketing department. So marketing decisions are, by design, completely separate from the journalism. Upper management can interfere but usually this is done via the editor and usually only when they really don't want a story to run (e.g. they think it'll bring too much heat or it accuses one of their friends of paedophilia).
- jancsika 7y agoheinrichhartman-- I was next in line to make the top comment that NYT has ad trackers. You weren't supposed to go until mid-September. This is really frustrating because I've had my comment ready to go for weeks.
- MaupitiBlue 7y agoThe times and post are nothing compared to the number of trackers on the McClatchy papers.
- catacombs 7y agoMcClatchy is a dumpster fire of a newspaper company.
- SimeVidas 7y agoDoes NYT still include trackers if you subscribe?
- stochastic_monk 7y agoYes, and ads. I don’t feel bad blocking them because I subscribe.
- ahuth 7y agoSure does
- frogpelt 7y agoNYT published a story/video recently featuring interviews with children and parents whose parents have overshared pictures of them on social media. I couldn't finish it because of the irony.
- Taylor_OD 7y agoThis article may not have been written with NYT in mind as the publication that would eventually run it.
- tzs 7y agoSimilar thing with their article a while back on how privacy policies are too long and written at too high a reading level for most people to understand. They included their own privacy policy in their chart, in an unflattering location.