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minus-squareBetch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down1·9 months ago12ft.io is your friend
minus-square/home/pineappleloverlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·9 months agoOr disabling js. Most of you use ublock origin. Ublock has a setting to disable JavaScript and you can whitelist sites you want js
minus-square👁️👄👁️linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoDisabling js does not bypass these article limits, idk why this is being upvoted.
minus-square/home/pineappleloverlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoOn some websites it does. For example, it’s worked for me on newyorktimes
minus-squarez3rOR0ne@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-29 months agoTrue, but that’s yet another step every time I want to read an article. Personally i just use ublock origin and add this custom filter list. And yeah, you can also turn off JS to accomplish a lot while browsing the internet.
minus-square👁️👄👁️linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoThey’re not asking to get around it, they’re pointing out shitty practices that are common now.
minus-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoPeople don’t want to pay, but they also don’t want to see ads. How does everyone think these companies are going to afford to operate?
minus-square👁️👄👁️linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoAd revenue. Doesn’t matter if people don’t like to see them lol
12ft.io is your friend
Or disabling js. Most of you use ublock origin. Ublock has a setting to disable JavaScript and you can whitelist sites you want js
Disabling js does not bypass these article limits, idk why this is being upvoted.
On some websites it does. For example, it’s worked for me on newyorktimes
True, but that’s yet another step every time I want to read an article. Personally i just use ublock origin and add this custom filter list.
And yeah, you can also turn off JS to accomplish a lot while browsing the internet.
They’re not asking to get around it, they’re pointing out shitty practices that are common now.
People don’t want to pay, but they also don’t want to see ads. How does everyone think these companies are going to afford to operate?
Ad revenue. Doesn’t matter if people don’t like to see them lol