Re:“Apps intended for kids may not include third-party adver...
by renlo on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @08:03PM
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The distraction aspect is what really gets to me; cancelled my NYTimes subscription after these bright red / orange advertisements loaded all over the page, where the content I was interested in was the bland black text over white background. Couldn't even read the headlines without naturally focusing on the bright red advertisements.
Re:“Apps intended for kids may not include third-party adver...
by gryz on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @08:30PM
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So, do they really have the same ads as you could see without subscription?
Re:“Apps intended for kids may not include third-party adver...
by tylerhou on Thursday June 06, 2019 @01:38AM
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Yes, WSJ too
Re:“Apps intended for kids may not include third-party adver...
by rusk on Thursday June 06, 2019 @05:41AM
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I had this experience with my Irish Times subscription too ... it wasn't the main reason I unsubscribed but was a contributor ... actually IIRC it was what prompted me to install an ad blocker in the first place!
Re:“Apps intended for kids may not include third-party adver...
by mywittyname on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @06:26PM
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> (yes, there are ways they can still track me, but they aren't as obvious about it).
But then other people in your house get the ads too...
> Derek! Have you been shopping for RVs again?!?!
What I don't like is ads that use psychological devices to try to get me to buy their product. I also don't like ads that are a distraction of the content I'm trying to consume. So when playing a game, if the ad scroll at the bottom of the screen is flashy, I can't easily play that game so I give up. Now an ad that shows on a loading screen may be more acceptable, as long as the contents of the ad aren't something that would get me fired if someone at work sees it.
I also hate that ads have to have their own javascript in it. The ad networks should provide a safe canned set of functions that they control, and not serve up anything that an ad customer submits.
Finally, if I'm already doing research for something (such as browsing through the Bose headphones site), I don't want to see ads for those same headphones that I already researched, following me around on all the web pages I visit. It just really feels like someone is stalking me. Or look through a site like rvtrader, then when you look up the weather the next day you see a bunch of camper ads. Again, stalking. It's gotten to the point where I constantly browse in a private browsing tab (yes, there are ways they can still track me, but they aren't as obvious about it).