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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by ilikecoffee@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world

Was trying to read a news story and... What fresh shitfuckery is this? Why do I now have to pay money to a company just for the privilege of not being spied upon and not getting your cookies that I don't want or need? How is this even legal?

RE: "Why are you even reading that shitrag?" -- I clicked on a link someone posted in another sublemmit, didn't realise it was the Sun till after. I do not read the Sun on the regular, chill. My point stands regardless that this is extremely shitty and should probably not be allowed.

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[-] blarth@thelemmy.club 4 points 2 months ago

What new level of hell is this?

[-] phx@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

It looks like the big buttons are "accept all" or "pay for no ads", but the cookiescan still be tuned with the link under the "accept all"?

[-] ilikecoffee@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Hm yeah perhaps. I clicked away too fast to try it 😅

[-] ohellidk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

bypass paywalls clean?

[-] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Bild is doing this shit too.

[-] ilikecoffee@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah... That's what I fear is that once one has started doing it, others will follow.

[-] abbadon420@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

In Europe? I would think there would be some European counsel to protest that...

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Visiting the Murdoch-owned Sun was your first mistake. Everything they do to you after that is your own fault.,

Might as well hand your credit card to the MyPillow Guy next and complain about how much money just got charged to your account from the nearest strip club.

[-] irotsoma@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

And, though I don't know about this one in particular, just because you pay not to have personalized ads, doesn't mean you're paying not to have your data tracked and sold by this company or to not have tracking cookies added to your browser by them that other sites can use to target ads to you.

It's just that they won't use the information they collect or buy or get from partners' tracking cookies or advertising IDs already on your system to target the ads you see while on their site and logged in.

[-] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

I mean, do you expect news to be free?

Either pay for it by selling your data or with money, or don't use their website.

[-] ilikecoffee@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Why do I need to sell my data? Cant I just have ads?

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