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[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I tried to read the article but it was paywalled. Or it wanted me to turn off my ad blocker before I could read the article. Or it was a video. Or the source was something like www.patriotusaeaglenews.ru.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The first two can often be thwarted by turning off Javascript. And if it still doesn't work, it probably wasn't worth your time anyways.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You ever used the web with javascript disabled? How do you do this on a mobile device? Are you sticking to this setting?

Lemmy is awesome to me for this reason: Mostlikely the bot comment is either at the top, or at the bottom. Former tells me that bo expert has yet entered the conversation. Maybe I have meaningful insight (I haven't yet. My shame). The latter shows me I need to read the tldr first, before proceeding to read the conversation. Or maybe I have already cosumed the article and I am still looking for other views on it.

Anyhow, I think it shows that the internet nowadays does no spread information, but user data.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I only turn off javascript on specific annoying websites. Then it stays off for that website. I don't know how to do that on mobile.