BS: A murrain on all online newspapers!

Subject: BS: A murrain on all online newspapers!
From: Will Fly
Date: 28 May 17 - 08:22 AM

From time to time, I check a news link or a link to an item of interest in an online newspaper - and end up cursing the damned thing.

You clink the link and get to the page - and wait while the whole page - videos, photos, adverts, links elsewhere - loads up. You start to read and get interrupted by a video starting up. You try and scroll down and have to wait while more bullshit rolls out. If you're lucky, you get to read the whole article - but, by then, you don't care.

I realise that I'm getting the content for free and that the newspaper has to get money from somewhere, but I'm driven to the conclusion that the trade-off isn't worth it.

Long live paper!

Subject: RE: BS: A murrain on all online newspapers!
From: Donuel
Date: 28 May 17 - 09:25 AM

It only gets worse if you use the internet to get purchasing advice of any kind.

Subject: RE: BS: A murrain on all online newspapers!
From: Senoufou
Date: 28 May 17 - 09:37 AM

I totally agree Will. The page jiggles about then sticks, and while one is trying to scroll down in order to continue to read, it whizzes back to the start.
They also have a pop up thing inviting one to subscribe. I'd rather eat broken glass.

Subject: RE: BS: A murrain on all online newspapers!
From: akenaton
Date: 28 May 17 - 10:37 AM

Yes Will, I completely agree ....extremely annoying.

Subject: RE: BS: A murrain on all online newspapers!
From: gillymor
Date: 28 May 17 - 11:02 AM

Maybe you should try clicking instead of clinking, Will.☺️
When I find a troublesome page I copy it and paste it to notepad. It's easy to do and works most of the time.

Subject: RE: BS: A murrain on all online newspapers!
From: Ed.
Date: 28 May 17 - 12:10 PM

Will,

All these irritations are easily turned off though. A combination of browser settings, an Ad Blocker and a hosts file work for me.

If I recall correctly you use a Mac but I'm sure there are equivalents there.

Subject: RE: BS: A murrain on all online newspapers!
From: Will Fly
Date: 28 May 17 - 12:13 PM

I'm sure you're right - I use these things so infrequently that I forget.

Subject: RE: BS: A murrain on all online newspapers!
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 28 May 17 - 07:39 PM

google search for mac ad blocker

The ad blocker comes with a browser. I use Firefox with my mac & their ad blocker is excellent.

sandra (daily newspaper reader & occasional reader of articles on other newspaper sites)

Subject: RE: BS: A murrain on all online newspapers!
From: BobL
Date: 29 May 17 - 03:29 AM

I find a lot of ads miss the boat - they're for stuff I've already gone and bought!