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I still can not click on techcrunch links because of their massive cookie wall that has no straight-forward way to disable all cookies.

magicalhippo 7y ago
Can't load it right now, but if it's that huge thing that tries to make it seem you need to accept it all, you can go "reject all" and then press the small "leave" link. If you get redirected to some other page, just press back and it should be OK. Though in most cases I just leave the site.
danielbarla 7y ago
It's a lovely dark pattern lately. I'm also fairly annoyed by another pattern which involves giving the user a "carry on" vs "configure" decision, which when opened shows that only essential cookies are enabled. While this is probably closer to the correct implementation, I'm fairly sure that it's meant to subtly steer people away from the configure option [1], via "see, there's nothing to configure, you should have just picked the other option". You can be sure though, that the other option had everything and the kitchen sink enabled. [1] EDIT: In the long-term, that is, not that individual site's interaction.
- zelphirkalt 7y ago
  Even better, when those "essential" cookies are actually not essential at all and are just tracking cookies. Personally I hope such people get sued until they manage to adhere to the law in a sensible way, so that it really hurts their business, which is built on unethical treatment of their visitors/users. Wishful thinking probably.
- csunbird 7y ago
  Also some other websites employ a similar dark pattern: When you click "Show options", they show a page where every cookie is disabled and they put down a huge "Accept all and continue" button with a small "Save my settings" button. You almost click it instantly because you think the huge button will save your settings, but actually you will be giving consent for all cookies.
detritus 7y ago
I caved in and made a specific container-type in Firefox just for TechCrunch articles, given they pop up so frequently here on HN. My list of containers will become a bit unwieldy in time, I think. I should probably consolidate some types and take the hit a bit on some cookie sharing behind the scenes. What a mess.
- SAI_Peregrinus 7y ago
  Try the Temporary Containers addon. If a site doesn't have a specific container it opens in a new, temporary container. That container gets deleted 10 minutes after you close the tab, taking all the cookies/local storage/etc with it.
  - detritus 7y ago
    Ooh, thanks! That sounds like a much smarter solution.

magicalhippo 7y ago

Can't load it right now, but if it's that huge thing that tries to make it seem you need to accept it all, you can go "reject all" and then press the small "leave" link. If you get redirected to some other page, just press back and it should be OK. Though in most cases I just leave the site.

danielbarla 7y ago

It's a lovely dark pattern lately. I'm also fairly annoyed by another pattern which involves giving the user a "carry on" vs "configure" decision, which when opened shows that only essential cookies are enabled. While this is probably closer to the correct implementation, I'm fairly sure that it's meant to subtly steer people away from the configure option [1], via "see, there's nothing to configure, you should have just picked the other option". You can be sure though, that the other option had everything and the kitchen sink enabled. [1] EDIT: In the long-term, that is, not that individual site's interaction.

zelphirkalt 7y ago
Even better, when those "essential" cookies are actually not essential at all and are just tracking cookies. Personally I hope such people get sued until they manage to adhere to the law in a sensible way, so that it really hurts their business, which is built on unethical treatment of their visitors/users. Wishful thinking probably.
csunbird 7y ago
Also some other websites employ a similar dark pattern: When you click "Show options", they show a page where every cookie is disabled and they put down a huge "Accept all and continue" button with a small "Save my settings" button. You almost click it instantly because you think the huge button will save your settings, but actually you will be giving consent for all cookies.

detritus 7y ago

I caved in and made a specific container-type in Firefox just for TechCrunch articles, given they pop up so frequently here on HN. My list of containers will become a bit unwieldy in time, I think. I should probably consolidate some types and take the hit a bit on some cookie sharing behind the scenes. What a mess.

SAI_Peregrinus 7y ago
Try the Temporary Containers addon. If a site doesn't have a specific container it opens in a new, temporary container. That container gets deleted 10 minutes after you close the tab, taking all the cookies/local storage/etc with it.
- detritus 7y ago
  Ooh, thanks! That sounds like a much smarter solution.