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Re:The right tag for the job: why you should use semantic HTML by plorkyeran on Sunday June 06, 2021 @04:41PM (#27416138)
Reader mode probably has a pretty low impact on ads. The full page is usually going to load before you activate reader mode, so the only ads it's actually hiding from you are ones below the fold, which are much lower value to begin with.
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Re:The right tag for the job: why you should use semantic HTML by extra88 on Monday June 07, 2021 @08:37AM (#27421829)
Not if you use Safari's feature to always load pages on a domain in Reader mode or add a Firefox extension that does the same.

Gizmodo articles should load in Reader mode but don't, I assume they're doing that intentionally.

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Re:The right tag for the job: why you should use semantic HTML by lolinder on Sunday June 06, 2021 @05:22PM (#27416460)
Yes, but at some point advertisers have to realize that people who use reader mode don't actually see the ads. The ads might load, but the user is just staring at the reader mode button waiting for it to turn on.
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