Video playing, ad that scrolls, two lines of a story, the bottom popping up with notifications every few minutes over the top of more scrolling ads.

Yay internet.

Edit: Oh wow! Did not expect so many responses. First let me say, thank you for taking the time to read and respond! To address the biggest response to use Firefox I actually have it on my phone it’s just remembering to break the habit. This was more to show what an average user who just uses what they’re used to experiences on mobile browsing.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
    914·
    1 year ago

    I think all the people who are recommending things like Firefox plus uBlock are missing the point. Mobile internet shouldn’t require that to be readable. It’s bad design and it should be discouraged. If you want advertising on your site, fine, but don’t make it so obtrusive that it makes the site literally unreadable.

    • GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.eeEnglish
      441·
      1 year ago

      Mobile internet shouldn’t require that to be readable.

      You’re right, but we can’t realistically affect web designers directly. We can only control our devices, so we should focus our energy there first.

    • SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.mlEnglish
      8·
      1 year ago

      We know… they don’t care. They don’t give a shit if you can read their site, as long as they can trick you into clicking an ad.

      • Ilovethebomb@lemmy.mlEnglish
        92·
        1 year ago

        Most apps, including Lemmy apps, open links in an internal browser which does not have those features.

        • prole@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          14·
          1 year ago

          You can usually change that in the settings. If not (at least on Android and on the app I’m currently using) if you open a link in your lemmy app, then click the “…” menu (in Connect and my previous reddit app, it was on the top right) there is an option to “open in Firefox,” or “open in external app.” This will open the link in your browser instead of having to view it in your lemmy app.

      • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        11·
        1 year ago

        IPhone users can’t do this. It’s actually only available on Android. I was surprised to find this out earlier this year.

        I have some friends who think they are superior because they can use ichat… It’s pretty sad. Like… Oh no, I’m a green chat box. I guess I’ll cry into Revanced and Firefox for mobile. Plus, even if I had an iPhone, I’d still be using Signal.

        • didnt_readit@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          You may also be surprised to find out that the Safari browser that comes with iOS has extensions support and even special support for content blockers (aka ad blocking extensions) that works great.

    • PeWu@lemmy.mlEnglish
      111·
      1 year ago

      The only way to go honestly.

      If you wanna get extra comfy, also Dark Reader.

    • HughJanus@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I use AdNauseum. It has uBlock built in but also clicks ads in the background, costing advertisers money, and poisoning your web profile.

  • Resonosity@lemmy.caEnglish
    42·
    1 year ago

    Firefox Mobile has uBlock Origin that works on every site, even in incognito mode. Give it a try if this post pains you!

  • Barack_Embalmer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    29·
    1 year ago

    I’m reminded of that Futurama episode where the gang logs onto year-3000 VR internet and is immediately assaulted by a vicious swarm of flying viagra ads.

    • Jeanschyso@lemmy.worldEnglish
      101·
      1 year ago

      When was that? I only really got into computers around the time of windows 98 and back then everything was a pop-up on the internet. You would actually go to war against the popups, trying to close more that were opening.

      Maybe that was on XP tho because I don’t really remember it that well. I certainly remember looking up what the word incest meant for a school assignment and having to rush to close popup ads at the public library. It was the first time I used the internet and it was not a great first impression.

      • SpaceCowboy@lemmy.caEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        I mean it’s technically true that it’s javascript allows for this. But it’s also true that your OS kernel allows this to happen too.

        I think it’s best to keep it simple and just blame whoever owns the site that decides it would be a good idea to do these things. Because they could just decide not to add some JS code to display shit like this.

  • Tag365@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17·
    1 year ago

    There’s like an ad every paragraph or two on sites like these. Then apparently that’s not enough so they have auto-playing video ads and pop-up ads too. Do they seriously think people will tolerate this and not go off the website?

    • Moira_Mayhem@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      The sad thing is that there are enough people who don’t care to keep their revenue up.

      I really wish the entire world would just take one week off the internet, would be interesting.

  • gamer@lemm.eeEnglish
    17·
    1 year ago

    And the cherry on top is that the article is probably AI generated garbage anyways

      • darkstar@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Oh no in iOS you’re prettyy much stuck with Safari, as every browser is basically a safari reskin.

        I’d recommend Safari and AdGuard, the free version of AdGuard works well enough. Brave browser on iOS also works well.