I happened to click a link that took me to the associated twitter X account for something I was interested in and was greeted by not one, not two, but four modern day web popups.

I know it’s nothing new. I’ve got a couple of firefox plugins that are usually quite good at hiding this sort of nonsense, but I guess they failed me today (or, I shudder to think, there were even more that were blocked, and this is what got through)

What’s the worst new/not-signed-in user experience you’ve encountered recently?

  • SpaniardEnglish
    -22•25 days ago

    Of course it’s the website fault, but just like government don’t let companies do whatever they want (all the time) the have to force websites to not do certain things, a warning certainly doesn’t do much when people keep clicking “accept”.

    It’s the EU’s fault that there is that warning in the pages(which is what the OP is talking about in how clean websites are) a warning that doesn’t fix the real problem, just puts a sign on it.

    “WET FLOOR!” instead of fixing the leaking pipe.

    • @FooBarringtonEnglish
      24•25 days ago

      It’s not just a warning, it’s also an option to reject.

      • ladfrombrad 🇬🇧English
        -1•25 days ago

        It’s not just a warning, it’s also an option to reject.

        Some don’t give you an option, but actually have a much cleaner interface imo.

        Whether or not it’s better since you still have to click OK, some don’t let you reject them at all.

        • @NurgusEnglish
          15•25 days ago

          If they don’t allow you to reject in two clicks then they’re violating the EU regulation.

          • @AA5BEnglish
            6•25 days ago

            I wish I could get my EU representatives to act on those! Oh right, I live on a different continent in a country that lets businesses run amuck

          • ladfrombrad 🇬🇧English
            3•25 days ago

            I’m aware of that, but I’m just pointing out many websites do not give you the consent options as stated above which imo are much more annoying.

            • @NurgusEnglish
              3•25 days ago

              Ah, fair enough then.

        • @[email protected]English
          15•25 days ago

          Also, some researchers found out that nearly two thirds of the top 1000 websites don’t even honor your selection. If you say only necessary cookies they ignore it and still track you. Shocker.

          • ladfrombrad 🇬🇧English
            4•25 days ago

            No fuggin doubt.

            And you know what irks me more is when you buy things from places like eBay or other third party seller websites (where you’ve consented to their cookies/terms) your email address you use with them is then in the hands of a goofball who’s had their personal business PC been compromised.

            The few times I use eBay the email addy I use on their sees my inbox flooded. Fucking shitshow.

        • @FooBarringtonEnglish
          12•25 days ago

          If you can’t reject, they either don’t need the pop-up, or they’re not in compliance with the law. Either way it’s in no way the fault of the lawmakers.