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I know I'm not supposed to complain about lousy web design. I've been told in the past. I know. But still. I don't have an ad blocker. I'm using a run-of-the-

by aspyct 6y ago

I know I'm not supposed to complain about lousy web design. I've been told in the past. I know. But still. I don't have an ad blocker. I'm using a run-of-the-mill browser here. Won't tell which one, you would probably laugh. And the website is blocking me on grounds of having an ad blocker. And there's no way around it. I can click "learn more", only to be redirected to another page which is equally blocked by this "we need your money" shit. Look, I understand you need money to survive. But at least give us a way to contact you, or something? EDIT: Well, I have a PiHole which I forgot about, actually. So they're probably right on the ad blocker. lol EDIT2: Oh no, that's hilarious. It actually happens because I've rejected permissions on their cookie popup.

IceWreck 6y ago
Internet Explorer ? Midori ? Epiphany ? Konqueror ? BTW I am using an adblocker (uBlock Origin) and it is not blocking me, prolly because it also blocks its anti-adblock script.
- Const-me 6y ago
  Could be the network. Long ago I’ve worked in companies where ads were blocked in the centralized manner, a blacklist by DNS or IP in the main router.
- aspyct 6y ago
  > because it also blocks its anti-adblock script. Ahahah that's good!
hellojason 6y ago
That’s odd. I’m using an ad blocker and a PiHole, and the site loads fine for me. Ad block detection is hard, I guess.
- aspyct 6y ago
  PiHole and strict privacy settings on the browser. I'm guessing the settings are a little too strict for them. I'd be ok with (some kinds of) ads, but I guess that always comes with privacy issues.
astura 6y ago
Some sites (annoyingly) complain if you're in "private mode" on your browser. Here's a link that should work for you : https://archive.is/jq8cX https://archive.is/jq8cX
- sharatvir 6y ago
  Private mode should not be detectable at all. It serves no purpose to the user if sites can detect and block its usage.
procinct 6y ago
While trying to read the article, a graphic video of a lady having earwax extracted started autoplaying. I don't think I've ever been so put off from an article so quickly.

by aspyct 6y ago

IceWreck 6y ago

Internet Explorer ? Midori ? Epiphany ? Konqueror ? BTW I am using an adblocker (uBlock Origin) and it is not blocking me, prolly because it also blocks its anti-adblock script.

Const-me 6y ago
Could be the network. Long ago I’ve worked in companies where ads were blocked in the centralized manner, a blacklist by DNS or IP in the main router.
aspyct 6y ago
> because it also blocks its anti-adblock script. Ahahah that's good!

hellojason 6y ago

That’s odd. I’m using an ad blocker and a PiHole, and the site loads fine for me. Ad block detection is hard, I guess.

aspyct 6y ago
PiHole and strict privacy settings on the browser. I'm guessing the settings are a little too strict for them. I'd be ok with (some kinds of) ads, but I guess that always comes with privacy issues.

astura 6y ago

Some sites (annoyingly) complain if you're in "private mode" on your browser. Here's a link that should work for you : https://archive.is/jq8cX https://archive.is/jq8cX

sharatvir 6y ago
Private mode should not be detectable at all. It serves no purpose to the user if sites can detect and block its usage.

procinct 6y ago

While trying to read the article, a graphic video of a lady having earwax extracted started autoplaying. I don't think I've ever been so put off from an article so quickly.