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by tw1010 2785 days ago
Oh great, an ad that covers the entire page on mobile. Guess I'm not reading this article then.
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I don't think they care if you read the article. They just care that you saw the ad.
Sums up 90% of news websites. Content gets upvoted because of the title and the few that do click through get attacked by ads.
I didn’t want to start the meta-whine about the reading experience, but as you’ve been so kind, I’ll chip in.

I’m an Australian. I’m currently on holiday in Girona, Spain.

Holy shit how do you people deal with these cookie notices all day?! Techcrunch covers the entire screen with something you have to click [0], and it’s hardly alone.

This is insanity. Who was this meant to benefit?

[0]: https://share.icloud.com/photos/0KfvL5LoHln0FNLDqzrbdjRKg

Ah man, even the Shreveport Times has a special EU domain. This is fucked up.

https://eu.shreveporttimes.com/story/sports/outdoors/2015/06...

Let’s make that content useful:

https://outline.com/7XDNDL