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Re:Example.com Just Launched the Biggest Redesign in Decades by what on Monday October 05, 2026 @09:38PM (#49973111)
Do you have ca-fr (or whatever) in your accept language header?
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Re:Example.com Just Launched the Biggest Redesign in Decades by ffaccount2 on Tuesday October 06, 2026 @04:04AM (#49975585)
I want to read content only in a specific language. This is different language than the language of the country I live in. I have my operating system, my keyboard layout, my browser, my accept languages header, everything configured to the language I want.

And get I often get websites and ads in the language of the country my IP points to

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Re:Example.com Just Launched the Biggest Redesign in Decades by account42 on Tuesday October 06, 2026 @04:07AM (#49975611)
Google famously think they know better than you what languages you want.
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