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I'm glad that this site at least left ~10% of the screen on my phone to read the article, next to all banners and newsletter ads. It's not 5%, great!

by touwer 7mo ago

messe 7mo ago
Use U-Block origin. At this point I consider it a necessity for accessibility. I find it impossible to read anything with animated or video adverts. I truly cannot focus on the text. It's user-hostile, ableist, and content producers that continue using them can go fuck themselves. I have no ethical qualms about depriving them of revenue.
- Timwi 7mo ago
  Question: does it actually deprive them of revenue even if I was never going to click on an ad anyway?
  - varjag 7mo ago
    The ads delivery ecosystem billing is generally structured around impressions not click through rate (which depends a lot on the nature of the ad). So yes it does.
    - messe 7mo ago
      Good.
Timwi 7mo ago
I'm genuinely curious: I'm sure you know about the existence of ad blockers. They're not exactly new technology. I'm sure you also know that everyone here knows about ad blockers. So I'm genuinely wondering: what does it do for you to complain about the ads here? Especially in a way that some will no doubt take as you never having heard of ad blockers?
- nikanj 7mo ago
  How do I get an as blocker onto the iPhone default browser?
  - senordevnyc 7mo ago
    There’s lots in the App Store.
  - arndt 7mo ago
    I have used 1Blocker for years and it has worked great. There are many others all using the same principle. It also allows me to have a custom rule to disable JS entirely on some sites.
  - throawayonthe 7mo ago
    not as good as most desktop ones but: https://apps.apple.com/app/ublock-origin-lite/id6745342698 https://apps.apple.com/app/ublock-origin-lite/id6745342698 other options: https://fmhy.pages.dev/mobile#ios-adblocking https://fmhy.pages.dev/mobile#ios-adblocking
iamkonstantin 7mo ago
There is also the original ESA post with a lot less ads and correctly implemented opt out from analytics https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/Proba-3_s_Coronagraph_is_alive https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Techn...
superkuh 7mo ago
You're getting 10% of content? I get 0% because of the impassible cloudflare wall.
subscribed 7mo ago
I use Rethink app to block most of the ads and trackers. It works like VPN so with all apps, not just web browser. Which means I have 100% of the screen available :)

I'm glad that this site at least left ~10% of the screen on my phone to read the article, next to all banners and newsletter ads. It's not 5%, great!

by touwer 7mo ago

I'm glad that this site at least left ~10% of the screen on my phone to read the article, next to all banners and newsletter ads. It's not 5%, great!

messe 7mo ago

Use U-Block origin. At this point I consider it a necessity for accessibility. I find it impossible to read anything with animated or video adverts. I truly cannot focus on the text. It's user-hostile, ableist, and content producers that continue using them can go fuck themselves. I have no ethical qualms about depriving them of revenue.

Timwi 7mo ago
Question: does it actually deprive them of revenue even if I was never going to click on an ad anyway?
- varjag 7mo ago
  The ads delivery ecosystem billing is generally structured around impressions not click through rate (which depends a lot on the nature of the ad). So yes it does.
  - messe 7mo ago
    Good.

Timwi 7mo ago

I'm genuinely curious: I'm sure you know about the existence of ad blockers. They're not exactly new technology. I'm sure you also know that everyone here knows about ad blockers. So I'm genuinely wondering: what does it do for you to complain about the ads here? Especially in a way that some will no doubt take as you never having heard of ad blockers?

nikanj 7mo ago
How do I get an as blocker onto the iPhone default browser?
- senordevnyc 7mo ago
  There’s lots in the App Store.
- arndt 7mo ago
  I have used 1Blocker for years and it has worked great. There are many others all using the same principle. It also allows me to have a custom rule to disable JS entirely on some sites.
- throawayonthe 7mo ago
  not as good as most desktop ones but: https://apps.apple.com/app/ublock-origin-lite/id6745342698 https://apps.apple.com/app/ublock-origin-lite/id6745342698 other options: https://fmhy.pages.dev/mobile#ios-adblocking https://fmhy.pages.dev/mobile#ios-adblocking

iamkonstantin 7mo ago

There is also the original ESA post with a lot less ads and correctly implemented opt out from analytics https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/Proba-3_s_Coronagraph_is_alive https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Techn...

superkuh 7mo ago

You're getting 10% of content? I get 0% because of the impassible cloudflare wall.

subscribed 7mo ago

I use Rethink app to block most of the ads and trackers. It works like VPN so with all apps, not just web browser. Which means I have 100% of the screen available :)