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There's something strangely ominous about a lengthy, full screen German-language popup.

• coreyp_1 3y ago
  Don't know why you're getting downvoted. I couldn't figure out how to get past it, but it looked like the article is in English.
  • jahsome 3y ago
    Yes that was the bizarre part. I recognize it's a .de domain but the URL and content seemed to be in English. I didn't know how to get past the (what is presumably) cookie dialogue though, so I guess I'll never know.
    • recursive 3y ago
      Firefox reader mode can do it.
• isodev 3y ago
  Could it be the cookie prompt? The page has 15+ trackers on it, so it must definitely ask for consent, and it shows as a big dialog with 3 buttons at the bottom.
  • jahsome 3y ago
    Yes, it appeared it was. But as a non-german speaker, how would I know?
    • isodev 3y ago
      Select some text > translate, or translate the entire page? The same way one browses pages in languages one doesn't (yet) understand.
      • jahsome 3y ago
        Or I could just close the tab, and move on with my day. It may be a regulatory requirement to display the info. It's my opinion doing it in such a disruptive and unintuitive manner is a good way to increase the bounce rate on a given site, especially when I've already got multiple browser settings enabled indicating my preference.