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Is anyone else redirected by this url to https://guce.advertising.com/collectIdentifiers?sessionId=3_cc-session_3982b38b-2de1-484a-98bd-4a0b8635308c https://guc

by akerro 7y ago

Is anyone else redirected by this url to https://guce.advertising.com/collectIdentifiers?sessionId=3_cc-session_3982b38b-2de1-484a-98bd-4a0b8635308c https://guce.advertising.com/collectIdentifiers?sessionId=3_... ? https://gfycat.com/fortunateyawningcopperhead https://gfycat.com/fortunateyawningcopperhead My router is blocking this domain on DNS level in OpenWRT, techcrunch.com is redirecting me there, so I can't visit this page. Edit: I literally can not visit any techcrunch.com article, all of them redirect me to this doggy ads+tracking domain. It doesn't matter if I came from google, DDG, reddit or HN.

kkirsche 7y ago
I am not being redirected
u42p37yYYRjvhD 7y ago
yes, i'm being redirected too. engadget also does this, locking me out of both pages.
soptikha2 7y ago
I can confirm that I'm being redirected as well.
abrodersen 7y ago
This was happening to me the other day!
frio 7y ago
It's a Javascript based redirect; block all JS on the page and it'll stop happening. Super annoying.
- zelphirkalt 7y ago
  If I block all JS, it still redirects and then uMatrix shows a page informing me that the ads page is blocked. The very first scripts I could allow are those ad scripts. Simply unusable page. "techcrunch" ...
  - Steltek 7y ago
    Force page refresh? I've seen some interesting behavior with uMatrix before regarding browser caching.
- the8472 7y ago
  > It's a Javascript based redirect No it isn't. GET https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/03/microsoft-teams-has-been-down-this-morning/ HTTP/2 307 Temporary Redirect 157ms
  - frio 7y ago
    Huh, sorry for that then. I used to get this all the time with TC, Engadget and a few other sites, but since turning JS off, it's stopped. Something else must have changed around the same time I tinkered with it.
SAI_Peregrinus 7y ago
I'm not redirected, but I have uBlock Origin/uMatrix blocking third-party scripts which might be the source of the redirect.
Nextgrid 7y ago
Same here. I’ve learned to ignore Techcrunch and other similar websites from Yahoo/Verizon. The redirect you’re getting is to a “consent” page that’s not actually compliant with the GDPR as it takes a good 5 minutes to opt out of all the bullshit tracking and even then I don’t trust it to actually opt me out and not track. Yahoo/Verizon is cancer and should die in a fire.
nocturnial 7y ago
Same here and this isn't the first article from techcrunch on HN which redirects me. To be honest, it's kinda pissing me off to click HN articles just to get redirected to spam/ad or in my case a warning page notifying me of the redirect...
- simonebrunozzi 7y ago
  This screams of a huge need for a browser add-on to just let you automatically filter these things. I know I'd use it.
panarky 7y ago
uMatrix does this for 4 out of 5 techcrunch.com articles I accidentally try to read. It's a feature, not a bug. Now I avoid TC at all costs, it's contaminated with vile ad trackers.
aembleton 7y ago
I get the same, and after much investigation and trying to configure uBlock decided to just allow it at the DNS level. The redirect is happening with HTTP redirects so you can't just block JS.
m-p-3 7y ago
https://outline.com/4XU3mp https://outline.com/4XU3mp

by akerro 7y ago

kkirsche 7y ago

I am not being redirected

u42p37yYYRjvhD 7y ago

yes, i'm being redirected too. engadget also does this, locking me out of both pages.

soptikha2 7y ago

I can confirm that I'm being redirected as well.

abrodersen 7y ago

This was happening to me the other day!

frio 7y ago

It's a Javascript based redirect; block all JS on the page and it'll stop happening. Super annoying.

zelphirkalt 7y ago
If I block all JS, it still redirects and then uMatrix shows a page informing me that the ads page is blocked. The very first scripts I could allow are those ad scripts. Simply unusable page. "techcrunch" ...
- Steltek 7y ago
  Force page refresh? I've seen some interesting behavior with uMatrix before regarding browser caching.
the8472 7y ago
> It's a Javascript based redirect No it isn't. GET https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/03/microsoft-teams-has-been-down-this-morning/ HTTP/2 307 Temporary Redirect 157ms
- frio 7y ago
  Huh, sorry for that then. I used to get this all the time with TC, Engadget and a few other sites, but since turning JS off, it's stopped. Something else must have changed around the same time I tinkered with it.

SAI_Peregrinus 7y ago

I'm not redirected, but I have uBlock Origin/uMatrix blocking third-party scripts which might be the source of the redirect.

Nextgrid 7y ago

Same here. I’ve learned to ignore Techcrunch and other similar websites from Yahoo/Verizon. The redirect you’re getting is to a “consent” page that’s not actually compliant with the GDPR as it takes a good 5 minutes to opt out of all the bullshit tracking and even then I don’t trust it to actually opt me out and not track. Yahoo/Verizon is cancer and should die in a fire.

nocturnial 7y ago

Same here and this isn't the first article from techcrunch on HN which redirects me. To be honest, it's kinda pissing me off to click HN articles just to get redirected to spam/ad or in my case a warning page notifying me of the redirect...

simonebrunozzi 7y ago
This screams of a huge need for a browser add-on to just let you automatically filter these things. I know I'd use it.

panarky 7y ago

uMatrix does this for 4 out of 5 techcrunch.com articles I accidentally try to read. It's a feature, not a bug. Now I avoid TC at all costs, it's contaminated with vile ad trackers.

aembleton 7y ago

I get the same, and after much investigation and trying to configure uBlock decided to just allow it at the DNS level. The redirect is happening with HTTP redirects so you can't just block JS.

m-p-3 7y ago

https://outline.com/4XU3mp https://outline.com/4XU3mp