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> To keep reading, please turn off your ad blocker, create an account or support us by becoming a subscriber. So Seattle Times doesn't want me to read this art
by droithomme 7y ago
> To keep reading, please turn off your ad blocker, create an account or support us by becoming a subscriber.
So Seattle Times doesn't want me to read this article unless I share my identity with them so they can sell it to others.
- INTPenis 7y agoWithout JS I just got a blank page. Enabled the main domain temporarily and I could see the article but then I was prompted to login with Facebook or Google. :D
- mirimir 7y agoFor this and many troublesome sites, selecting reader view as soon as content loads evades the paywall. Or for Wired, which apparently doesn't offer reader view, hitting escape as soon as content loads.
- bogomipz 7y agoI'm curious if you or someone else could explain exactly how "reader view" gets around paywall and login walls. This feature for me has become invaluable.
- Koshkin 7y agoLooks like I am having no issues reading the article using links (under WSL/Bionic).
- lalos 7y agoSeattle Times hires journalists that are allowed to pursue whatever story even if it goes against their corporate decisions (in this case), is that a bad thing? Would you prefer that higher ups silence the journalist and say "no, you cannot publish this because we employ anti ad-blockers and trackers"?
- mirimir 7y agoAmong reputable newspapers, journalists and editors are ~independent from business management. Some years ago, NY Times published a series about online tracking. And said series accurately reported tracking by NY Times.