Discussion Desktop users: Am I only one actually highly annoyed w/ the "recommended reading" popup?

[hotaru251]

It only started recently but when I read an article and click the [see all comments] red button this freaking thing pops up instead of taking me to ya know...THE COMMENTS!
This actually infuriates me.
You literally have "read more" (which lists every single one of the things in the popup) directly under that "read comments" button and the actual comments... WHY do you need a pop up to waste my time ??????
This is the anti user friendliness that gets people to use script blockers :|

 

[Aeacus]

Since you didn't say which kind of browser you're using, but on Chrome and Firefox, in the browser settings, you can disable showing pop-ups (which the one you're seeing is).
So, look if your browser has the same setting.

This is the anti user friendliness that gets people to use script blockers :|

In my FF, i've been using script blocker for many years now. Not just to get rid of annoying ads, but mainly for security reasons (malware protection).

 

[randomizer]

It does it on mobile browsers too. I want to see the comments, not recommendations for other stuff.

 

[SimonNVC]

I have the built in 'Block pop-up windows' option enabled in FF, but still get the recommended reading popup.

I also run NoScript, but have yet to discover which of the many scripts to block to disable it without losing other functionality.

 

[Aeacus]

It does it on mobile browsers too.

Just checked it on my phone (Samsung Galaxy A52S 5G) with Firefox browser and no such pop-up ever appears. 🤔 Instead site and news, even the very specific article shared by OP, work without issues.

Sure, i'm not dumb and i'm using NoScript even with my phone. Without temporarily enabling scripts, site has spacing issues. Enabling most scripts fixes that. No intrusive pop-up as for OP. And when i enable ALL scripts, news still works fine. Only pop-up i got, was signing on to the newsletter.

I also run NoScript, but have yet to discover which of the many scripts to block to disable it without losing other functionality.

NoScript alone may not be enough. Besides that, i also use Decentraleyes, HTTPSEverywhere and uBlock Origin. Both on my mobile and on my PC as well.
Oh, MalwareBytes Browser Guard too (but that's payed software).

 

[SimonNVC]

Just checked it on my phone (Samsung Galaxy A52S 5G) with Firefox browser and no such pop-up ever appears. 🤔 Instead site and news, even the very specific article shared by OP, work without issues.

Sure, i'm not dumb and i'm using NoScript even with my phone. Without temporarily enabling scripts, site has spacing issues. Enabling most scripts fixes that. No intrusive pop-up as for OP. And when i enable ALL scripts, news still works fine. Only pop-up i got, was signing on to the newsletter.


NoScript alone may not be enough. Besides that, i also use Decentraleyes, HTTPSEverywhere and uBlock Origin. Both on my mobile and on my PC as well.
Oh, MalwareBytes Browser Guard too (but that's payed software).

I also run HTTPSEverywhere, but not the others.

Interestingly, I also get something similar on Crunchyroll that started around the same time as the one here, suggesting another series to watch. At least that one only shows up when you have finished watching something and is easier to dismiss.

 

[Aeacus]

but have yet to discover which of the many scripts to block to disable it without losing other functionality.

On my desktop and when in TH news site, the only 3 scripts enabled for me are: tomshardware.com, https tomshardware.com and futurecdn.net All others are Default (blocked).
In the TH forums, i have enabled: https forums.tomshardware.com and code.jquery.com Rest are Default (disabled). Thus far, sites work fine and without issues.
Though, i think that uBlock is doing the heavy lifting for me, since it blocks the ads, which includes pop-up windows as well. And of course, blocking pop-ups within the browser itself as well.

With NoScript, i've come to learn that the least amount of scripts that you allow to run - is usually the best. Compared to allowing most of them (or all of them when not using NoScript).

Overall, i view NoScript as super user tool, since it takes quite a bit of time to learn it and often by trial-and-error (e.g temporarily enable script and look/learn what it does, if things get better, you can whitelist it. If no change, disable it again.). But i would not run a web browser without NoScript.