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This site slams me in the face with a popup that tries to get me to "Agree" to all kinds of trackers. I tried to "Learn More", but there is no way to disagree,

by jwr 7y ago

This site slams me in the face with a popup that tries to get me to "Agree" to all kinds of trackers. I tried to "Learn More", but there is no way to disagree, so, I guess no article for me. Goodbye.

jdubb 7y ago
Exactly this. It uses all the dark patterns similar to sites like techcrunch. Is the incentive so big to have these trackers enabled?
L0stLink 7y ago
Using Ublock origin with additional filters enabled, didn't get any popups or redirects (all built in, all under privacy, easylist from adds, all from malware domains, all from annoyances, Dan Pollock’s hosts file and Peter Lowe’s Ad and tracking server list from multipurpose, Adblock Warning Removal List from custom) additionally I have these custom rules to block YouTube suggestions so I can better focus, has the added advantage that the UI looks better, autoplay can be controlled from the player and playlist can be accessed in full screen mode (which is the only time I really need access to them). ##ytd-compact-video-renderer.ytd-watch-next-secondary-results-renderer.style-scope ##.ytd-watch-next-secondary-results-renderer.style-scope > paper-button.yt-next-continuation.style-scope www.youtube.com##ytd-compact-playlist-renderer.ytd-watch-next-secondary-results-renderer.style-scope ! Block the upnext video and the autoplay button www.youtube.com###secondary
- ycombinete 7y ago
  I'm using Ublock Origin with no extras enabled and also go no pop-ups.
  - m_t 7y ago
    I'm using Ublock Origin with no extras enabled and I had the popup. Since I'm using firefox, I just forced the Reader view by typing this in my address bar: about:reader?url=https://www.engadget.com/2020/03/03/undead-gadgets/
bleuarff 7y ago
All of Verizon's former yahoo/aol properties (techcrunch, engadget, tumblr) have become utterly unusable with no optout (or so deeply buried I haven't found it), I don't even bother following these links anymore.
buro9 7y ago
I use nextdns.io and can't visit any of these sites due to them all redirecting via guce.advertising.com with a URI like: https://guce.advertising.com/collectIdentifiers?sessionId=3_cc-session_7270154f-b794-48e2-afc6-31d1f2adbfea https://guce.advertising.com/collectIdentifiers?sessionId=3_... Feels like cross-site intrusive tracking... probably is. I could whitelist in nextdns.io but it's such a dark pattern that I use the block page as a nice warning that I really don't want to go to any of these sites.
amelius 7y ago
Just use a Firefox container.
SllX 7y ago
It’s a quick rundown of the community-supported afterlife of Pebble, Chumby, Nabaztag and the Little Printer. Content blockers putting in the work on this clickbaiting headline.
SkySkimmer 7y ago
It seems to be IP based, with my VPN set to a US server no redirects, but on European servers I always get redirects (also with no VPN, and I'm French)
dnh44 7y ago
I use a hosts file that blocks these sorts of domains so I can't even read the article.
wasdfff 7y ago
If you have ublock origin you can right click and block these popups without accepting.
Vrondi 7y ago
So, I run uBlock Origin and Privacy Badger, and with this combo, I got none of that popup stuff.

by jwr 7y ago

This site slams me in the face with a popup that tries to get me to "Agree" to all kinds of trackers. I tried to "Learn More", but there is no way to disagree, so, I guess no article for me. Goodbye.

jdubb 7y ago

Exactly this. It uses all the dark patterns similar to sites like techcrunch. Is the incentive so big to have these trackers enabled?

L0stLink 7y ago

Using Ublock origin with additional filters enabled, didn't get any popups or redirects (all built in, all under privacy, easylist from adds, all from malware domains, all from annoyances, Dan Pollock’s hosts file and Peter Lowe’s Ad and tracking server list from multipurpose, Adblock Warning Removal List from custom) additionally I have these custom rules to block YouTube suggestions so I can better focus, has the added advantage that the UI looks better, autoplay can be controlled from the player and playlist can be accessed in full screen mode (which is the only time I really need access to them). ##ytd-compact-video-renderer.ytd-watch-next-secondary-results-renderer.style-scope ##.ytd-watch-next-secondary-results-renderer.style-scope > paper-button.yt-next-continuation.style-scope www.youtube.com##ytd-compact-playlist-renderer.ytd-watch-next-secondary-results-renderer.style-scope ! Block the upnext video and the autoplay button www.youtube.com###secondary

ycombinete 7y ago
I'm using Ublock Origin with no extras enabled and also go no pop-ups.
- m_t 7y ago
  I'm using Ublock Origin with no extras enabled and I had the popup. Since I'm using firefox, I just forced the Reader view by typing this in my address bar: about:reader?url=https://www.engadget.com/2020/03/03/undead-gadgets/

bleuarff 7y ago

All of Verizon's former yahoo/aol properties (techcrunch, engadget, tumblr) have become utterly unusable with no optout (or so deeply buried I haven't found it), I don't even bother following these links anymore.

buro9 7y ago

I use nextdns.io and can't visit any of these sites due to them all redirecting via guce.advertising.com with a URI like: https://guce.advertising.com/collectIdentifiers?sessionId=3_cc-session_7270154f-b794-48e2-afc6-31d1f2adbfea https://guce.advertising.com/collectIdentifiers?sessionId=3_... Feels like cross-site intrusive tracking... probably is. I could whitelist in nextdns.io but it's such a dark pattern that I use the block page as a nice warning that I really don't want to go to any of these sites.

amelius 7y ago

Just use a Firefox container.

SllX 7y ago

It’s a quick rundown of the community-supported afterlife of Pebble, Chumby, Nabaztag and the Little Printer. Content blockers putting in the work on this clickbaiting headline.

SkySkimmer 7y ago

It seems to be IP based, with my VPN set to a US server no redirects, but on European servers I always get redirects (also with no VPN, and I'm French)

dnh44 7y ago

I use a hosts file that blocks these sorts of domains so I can't even read the article.

wasdfff 7y ago

If you have ublock origin you can right click and block these popups without accepting.

Vrondi 7y ago

So, I run uBlock Origin and Privacy Badger, and with this combo, I got none of that popup stuff.