> The redirect goes to the main page if the "disagree" to tracking link is clicked.

Interesting, are you in the EU? I was never shown a dialog about tracking or an agree/disagree link (either with or without javascript disabled).

The IP they see is located in the EU. Here's what I'm getting: https://i.imgur.com/lyztBl4.png

I'm browsing with scripts and cookies disabled, if that matters, although I wouldn't expect this to make a difference.

"Decline tracking, go to a site that loads 10 times faster and doesn't have any crap".

It's too long for a button, but I think it might work.

The link goes to the text version of npr.org main page, not the article. It's clearly designed to be the worse alternative.

> The link goes to the text version of npr.org main page, not the article.

For me the link @rhn_mk1 posted goes directly to a text version of the article on sharks.

Yes, the link posted on hacker news goes there. The poster went through the work to find the page again as text only version.

The "text version" link in the article goes to the front page (text version).

I am, and I got that. Looks like they clearly want to punish visitors who don't want to be tracked, as they could have at least put some CSS on there. Still, Firefox reader mode for the win.

text.npr.org was launched in 2005 (and intended to be used by early HTML capable cellphones with weak data links and such), they're just reusing it.

Oh, I didn't know that, thanks.

Interesting handling of the GDPR that the user gets a barebones page if he does not agree to tracking. The user gets the content, but the GDPR does not say he has to get the same pretty formatting. B)

Click on the "readability mode" or whatever you have in your browser (at least Firefox and Chrome have it) and you get a page that's even better formatted than whatever NPR would give you.

Firefox Reader Mode has some heuristic where it will not be available on certain pages. One way to improve readability in Firefox for all websites by default is to use the Language and Appearance section in Preferences to display all web pages using your chosen fonts and colors: Click on Advanced, select the fonts and font sizes you want, and unclick "Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of your selections above." Then click on "Colors," select the colors you want, and under "Override the colors specified by the page with your selections above" choose "Always."

What I do with this is to set everything to inverse video (white-on-black) and small monospace fonts. Basically makes Firefox look like w3m.

Okay, but most people don't know about that, so it's an effective punishment for them if they don't agree to tracking.

Some say punishment, but this is perfect for me. I'm very pleased to see a simple, plain text site.

Just the content, no flash. It's tiny, quick, readable, and easily adjusted in the browser.

Mods, can all npr links be automatically changed to the text-only version? It's far superior.