I seriously hate the modern web experience.

Even with AdGuard, the modern website experience sucks ass. Idk who actually likes it:
1) Visit a website.
2) Accept all cookies, or read the entire work of Homer to accept specific cookies.
3) Deny location sharing request.
4) Deny notifications request.
5) Start browsing the website.
6) A random video starts playing in a corner that travels with your page scroll, and you have to wait a few seconds for the x to pop up to close the video.
7) A random pop up comes up to ask you to sign up for their newsletter to get a coupon or whatever. If you put your email and hit next, they ask for a phone number next.
8) Fucking FINALLY browse the god damn website.

Why the fuck do I have to do all this? Why cant I just browse the god damn website? I cant imagine visiting a website without AdGuard how much worse is it?

*EDIT* I forgot one more. Some websites do a goddamn pop up to get you to install their app too, that you have to reject.

Sucks to hear you're having trouble with AdGuard, it is completely ruthlessly effective on my iPhone even as the free version

Civ's fucked, fam.

Doe posted...

Sucks to hear you're having trouble with AdGuard, it is completely ruthlessly effective on my iPhone even as the free version

Im having no issues with AdGuard; I have like 20 of their lifetime licenses for a bunch of our devices. I just hate the modern website experience is all.

Enshittification is very real

uBlock Origin solos.

Goldice posted...

Enshittification

Can we stop pretending that's a real word. Do we have to shit up the English language too

ImAMarvel posted...

Yup, plus like every major news site is blocked by paywalls too. Shit fucking sucks, I just want to read the fucking news already.

This is especially bad because the more reputable news sites are being paywalled.

But not the right-wing, conspiracy sites. Meaning that those sites are much more accessible to the general public.

Don't forget the "pls turn off adblocker" pop-ups. "We sold your data but we need more money"

TIL "Enshittification" was made by Cory Doctorow. Makes sense.

Umbreon posted...

Don't forget the "pls turn off adblocker" pop-ups. "We sold your data but we need more money"

Oh yea, that too. Some sites dont even have a Ill turn it off later or continue without turning it off option, and you cant even go to the site.