• Adderbox76@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    Why do websites think that “turning off my ad-blocker” or “paying for a subscription” are my only two options?

    It’s the internet. The option to x out of there and go read almost the exact same article elsewhere is always a third option.

    Demands only work when you have content no one else does.

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      3 months ago

      I especially like how they’ve always loaded the full page in the background behind their popup with their little ultimatum. So they’ve already paid the costs in bandwidth and resources to serve up the page anyway, only for me to just close the tab on them.

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      3 months ago

      On Firefox Mobile, you can install Ublock Origin (at least on Android). You can block JavaScript on a per site basis. Washington Post? NY Times? Some random Podunk page I will never read again?

      Fuck you!

      Also, notice that all right wing/fascist publications don’t paywall articles. That is part of the problem.

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      3 months ago

      There’s also option Z, step up your paywall evasion. Small sites especially are vulnerable to that.

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      3 months ago

      To be fair, if you’re not paying or seeing ads, they don’t want you there. You’re increasing their hosting costs and they’re getting nothing in return. They’re better off if you go elsewhere.