I happened to click a link that took me to the associated twitter X account for something I was interested in and was greeted by not one, not two, but four modern day web popups.

I know it’s nothing new. I’ve got a couple of firefox plugins that are usually quite good at hiding this sort of nonsense, but I guess they failed me today (or, I shudder to think, there were even more that were blocked, and this is what got through)

What’s the worst new/not-signed-in user experience you’ve encountered recently?

  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 个月前

    EU: “You can’t just collect people’s data, you have to ask permission first and give people the opportunity to decline.”

    Site Developers: “Fine, but we’re going to comply in the most malicious manner possible.”

    HEY DO YOU WANT COOKIES ARE YOU SURE PLEASE HIT THE BIG BLUE BUTTON FOR COOKIES THEY ARE HELPFUL AND GOOD PLEASE GIVE COOKIES!!!

    • Bakkoda@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      11 个月前

      It’s hilarious on a widescreen setup how many websites aren’t adaptive but that cookie pop-up blocks 3/4 in 5000% font size.

    • Katana314@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 个月前

      It’d be fun if the EU started policing any use of the phrase “We are required to show this dialog”.

      They’re not. They choose to show that dialog so that they can try to apply commercial tracking cookies. Anything for website function is already covered by EU laws.

      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        11 个月前

        There have been a couple of changes to the rule since it came into effect. Originally, the pop up could effectively occlude the “Do Not Enable Cookies” button behind a maze of “Optional” settings. The end result was a big colorful “I Consent” button and a tiny little gear button with a thousand manual checkboxes to uncheck every time you visited the site.

        The regulations were updated since. Now these annoying pop-ups at least tend to have a clearly defined “Yes, I Consent” / “No, I Do Not” at equal scale and opposite color, allowing you to bypass it without going into the weeds on a configuration screen.

  • Ilovethebomb@lemm.eeEnglish
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    11 个月前

    I’ve become quite picky about what sites I visit because of this, and it’s why I don’t like opening links. I know you can block this crap, but it’s seldom worth the effort.

  • Mio@feddit.nuEnglish
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    11 个月前

    The different popups just show how bad design the web is today.

    Ask cookie question is required.

    Login? Always create an account and proceed with all signup questions.

    Agreement? Read them 1 hour until you have understood everything.

    Webbrowser: can I get your location? And please the mic and video too!

    Finally, don’t forget the ads!

    • Emerald@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 个月前

      Agreement? Read them 1 hour until you have understood everything.

      I one time for fun (cause I’m insane) read the entire Windows license agreement, MSA (Microsoft Services Agreement), and privacy policy. It took me 1 hour and 45 minutes, I timed it.

    • Spaniard@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 个月前

      Ask cookie question is required.

      Thank the European bureaucrats that don’t understand technology.

      • graff@lemm.eeEnglish
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        11 个月前

        Sure, but can we at least agree that 800 “partners” is a tad too much?

        • Spaniard@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          11 个月前

          Of course, the problem is they shouldn’t have gone for a warning, they should have gone against the practice of having 800 partners, or do we think the average user clicks “refuse”?

          What they did is almost like nothing with extra steps.

      • my_hat_stinks@programming.devEnglish
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        11 个月前

        No, it’s the website’s fault. You only need explicit consent if you’re tracking users beyond what your service obviously requires to function, the problem is these sites are stalking you.

        And if it’s even slightly harder to decline than to accept they’re likely not in compliance anyway so it’s definitely not the EU’s fault.

        • Spaniard@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          11 个月前

          Of course it’s the website fault, but just like government don’t let companies do whatever they want (all the time) the have to force websites to not do certain things, a warning certainly doesn’t do much when people keep clicking “accept”.

          It’s the EU’s fault that there is that warning in the pages(which is what the OP is talking about in how clean websites are) a warning that doesn’t fix the real problem, just puts a sign on it.

          “WET FLOOR!” instead of fixing the leaking pipe.

            • ladfrombrad 🇬🇧@lemdro.idEnglish
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              11 个月前

              It’s not just a warning, it’s also an option to reject.

              Some don’t give you an option, but actually have a much cleaner interface imo.

              Whether or not it’s better since you still have to click OK, some don’t let you reject them at all.

              • FooBarrington@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                11 个月前

                If you can’t reject, they either don’t need the pop-up, or they’re not in compliance with the law. Either way it’s in no way the fault of the lawmakers.

              • Nurgus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                11 个月前

                If they don’t allow you to reject in two clicks then they’re violating the EU regulation.

                • ladfrombrad 🇬🇧@lemdro.idEnglish
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                  11 个月前

                  I’m aware of that, but I’m just pointing out many websites do not give you the consent options as stated above which imo are much more annoying.

                • AA5B@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                  11 个月前

                  I wish I could get my EU representatives to act on those! Oh right, I live on a different continent in a country that lets businesses run amuck

              • SirSnuggleBottom@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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                11 个月前

                Also, some researchers found out that nearly two thirds of the top 1000 websites don’t even honor your selection. If you say only necessary cookies they ignore it and still track you. Shocker.

                • ladfrombrad 🇬🇧@lemdro.idEnglish
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                  11 个月前

                  No fuggin doubt.

                  And you know what irks me more is when you buy things from places like eBay or other third party seller websites (where you’ve consented to their cookies/terms) your email address you use with them is then in the hands of a goofball who’s had their personal business PC been compromised.

                  The few times I use eBay the email addy I use on their sees my inbox flooded. Fucking shitshow.

    • Clbull@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 个月前

      There was a screenshot I once saw of a Chinese netizen’s web browser in the late-2000’s, using Internet Explorer 6 and tonnes of third-party toolbars. I think I saw it back when Digg was still a thing. We’ve now reached the age where major websites are more cluttered with notifications than a malware-infected browser was 15 years ago, and where everybody is tracking everything that you do online.

      25 years ago, we legitimately drove RealNetworks into the ground for a lot less than what we’re allowing Google, Microsoft, Meta, X, etc to get away in the modern day.

    • BruceTwarzen@lemm.eeEnglish
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      11 个月前

      I really really do miss old school internet and feel kinda bad for people who never get to experience it. I know i sound like a cunt, and maybe it’s just nostalgia, but when the internet was bound to a computer and it was mainly “nerds” using it, it was such a better time. I remember a time where the internet was fast enough for pictures and small videos, but having your own picture somehow on the internet was witchcraft to me. Scanner, cameras who are digital whaaat? Now most of the internet is ads and pictures of people who i don’t give a shit about. People’s opinion, picture of people, fuck off bring back the time where the internet was either forums or someone’s weird website, where you only stumbled upon because you typed in a web adress i. The hopes it leads you somewhere.

      I had a girlfriend who was truly fascinated by the fact that i don’t have social media and that i’m not “on the internet” like she didn’t find me and my stupid face anywhere on the web. She was often wondering what i was doing on the internet if i don’t have social media, because that was the internet to her. Facebook, instagram, tiktok and youtube.

      • lorty@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        11 个月前

        Whenever I get to a webpage that looks a decade old (like most recently Ventoy) I get hit with a wave of nostalgia. Yeah, it might not look great or be very responsive to my actions, but my god does it feel great to just get thebinfo you need front and center.

      • SLVRDRGN@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        11 个月前

        She was often wondering what i was doing on the internet if i don’t have social media, because that was the internet to her

        ~ shudders ~

  • superkret@feddit.orgEnglish
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    11 个月前

    A porn site a friend of mine sometimes visits pops up a “sign in with Google” banner when you visit without annoyance blocker, and a “like this on Facebook” when you open a video.

  • Underwaterbob@lemm.eeEnglish
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    11 个月前

    Never thought I’d miss frames. Though really, I always why exactly why they got dogpiled into nonexistence. Formatting issues?

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 个月前

      I imagine coding frames so that they worked well on both desktop and mobile would be a major pain in the ass.

      • Underwaterbob@lemm.eeEnglish
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        11 个月前

        They died well before mobile formatting was a concern. I suppose other aspect ratios were getting more popular then. That and the security issues the other poster mentioned probably contributed.

  • Venator@lemmy.nzEnglish
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    11 个月前

    Reminds me of screenshots of internet explorer with 20 search bar addons from the 2000s 🤣

  • Rose@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 个月前

    Did someone say… cookies?

    I can just tell that whenever Twitter’s user interface has weak attempts at humour, it was put there during the previous ownership, and that just makes me sad.

    Like when you delete your account the final message says “#Goodbye”, I was tearing up, thinking, like, shit, Musk really fucked everything up, did he?

    • Thorny_Insight@lemm.eeEnglish
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      11 个月前

      Musk really fucked everything up, did he?

      Other than no longer being able to use an app to access twitter, I haven’t noticed anything else changing for the worse. They even made the “media” tab into grid rather than list which was a welcome update.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        11 个月前

        How about just the userbase? I’d say that changed for the worse. A lot worse. And if you don’t think so, I hope you enjoy yelling about Jews at your next khakis and tiki torches march.

  • Hammocks4All@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    11 个月前

    This is the digital equivalent of walking through an open air market and having salespeople harass and follow you trying to sell something

  • occultist8128@infosec.pubEnglish
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    11 个月前

    instagram’s login pop-ups will appear if you have seen like 12 posts of a user. that’s really annoying. if you are on mobile and open instagram on the browser and then log in, instagram still asks you to log in. how weird!

    • Steak@lemmy.caEnglish
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      11 个月前

      I don’t have Instagram and when friends send links from it I don’t even try anymore.

      • EuroNutellaMan@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        11 个月前

        Pro tip: you can turn the link into ddinstagram to embed on services like Discord and other ones with embeds. This way you don’t have to visit the site