“We're considering banning domains that require users to disable ad blockers”

Re:“We're considering banning domains that require users to ... by snappythrowaway on Monday May 09, 2016 @06:55AM (#11658817)

I would suggest a emoji based labeling system. Not too intrusive (grey scale) that somehow could signal if article is paywalled / blocking visitors with ad-blockers.

For a subset of users (either detected or by user preference), there might be another useful symbol as well for indicating if a website is not tor friendly.

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Re:“We're considering banning domains that require users to ... by cooper12 on Monday May 09, 2016 @07:16AM (#11658900)

PLOS uses this logo for open access: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Open_Access_logo_PLo.... (an open lock) Based on that Wikipedia uses a closed lock to indicate paywalled sources: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Closed_Access_logo_a.... So how about these: [Closed lock] [Open lock]? (TIL HN doesn't support emoji) I think reddit also allows image use via CSS.

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Re:“We're considering banning domains that require users to ... by protomyth on Monday May 09, 2016 @10:42AM (#11660170)

I would prefer not reusing closed lock since it represents encryption in most browsers.

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Re:“We're considering banning domains that require users to ... by cooper12 on Monday May 09, 2016 @01:53PM (#11661716)

Hmm that's a fair point even if it's in a different context since ideally each symbol would retain its own meaning. I'm not sure what a better icon would be then that would be intuitive unless one was decided upon and widely used.

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Re:“We're considering banning domains that require users to ... by protomyth on Monday May 09, 2016 @02:59PM (#11662216)

Its a recent user training issue, so, if it wasn't so soon I would be all happy, but finding a better icon would probably be better.

A book with a lock might work.

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