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Twitch forces users to watch ads they can't click away from (www.dailydot.com)

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[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 7 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Sounds like something browsers should have an option to prevent. Or just don't use twitch in the first place.

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[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

Browsers manage this just fine: just middle click on the tab.

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[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 months ago

The correct way to treat a twitch tab

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