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Install uBlock Origin and enable its Annoyances and Cookie Banner filters. This will be most effective in Firefox, but will work in other browsers as well. If

Install uBlock Origin and enable its Annoyances and Cookie Banner filters. This will be most effective in Firefox, but will work in other browsers as well. If you're unable to do that for some reason (e.g. iOS), check out the Kill Sticky bookmarklet, which at least lets you nuke these quickly and with consistent muscle memory. It also gets rid of those trashy sticky headers. https://www.smokingonabike.com/2024/01/20/take-back-your-web-browser-screen-space-with-kill-sticky/ https://www.smokingonabike.com/2024/01/20/take-back-your-web... NoScript also does a good job of preventing this garbage. It can be a bit of effort to use, but I find it worth the effort. If none of these work, then take that as a signal that the content is not worth viewing, close the tab, and move on with your life.

snake42 2y ago
Thanks for this! I use u-block, but didn't realize there was an easy option for cookie banners/subscribe. I have been making custom filters this whole time.
dredmorbius 2y ago
Thanks for the reminder / advice. Enabled and yes, that nukes the subscribe banner on this page.
Timwi 2y ago
I did actually enable the Annoyances filters after seeing this page, but it still didn't filter it out. “Close the tab and move on” is what I've been doing. I'm just suggesting that HackerNews might be a better website if that weren't necessary. Thanks for the other suggestions. I'm not sure if I can use bookmarklets on mobile (Fennec) but I'll look into it.