How to use a website:

[ohmrun@indieweb.social]

@maxleibman
This is a George Carlin bit in the works.

[tylerlwsmith@hachyderm.io]

@maxleibman new step dropping soon: "age" verification

[anthropy@mastodon.derg.nz]

@maxleibman if the website requires any of these steps then it is not the content I was looking for

more websites need to realize how optional they are. there is no shortage of better things to do in this world.

[smallcircles@social.coop]

@maxleibman

1. Get shown intricate cookie dialog.

2. Skip site.

[the_moep@mastodon.de]

@maxleibman
If I have to do 1. I'm usually out. I will not look at ads, no matter what your site does.

[harib_murshidi@mastodon.social]

@maxleibman and if you are accessing the website from some #globalsouth shithole sometimes "Access denied" or we have detected suspicious activity ! 🤬

[theonlyvenc@hachyderm.io]

@maxleibman https://www.famouscampaigns.com/2026/03/norwegian-consumer-council-spoofs-enshittification-in-hilarious-ad/

[redstar@m.hirad.it]

@maxleibman or use Brave since it blocks most of that nonsense.

[a53bdb@mastodon.social]

@maxleibman My ad blocker blocked ad blocker blocker.

[lovely_natur_und_kultur@cultur.social]

@maxleibman

[stevewfolds@mastodon.world]

@maxleibman
Leave immediately when asked to disable ad blocker and search for another source.

[fabianlucchi@infosec.exchange]

@maxleibman @nixCraft and you maybe forgot somewhere in between :
- update your OS because it decided it was time *now*
- update your password manager
- update your browser ; oh crap, session is lost. Start over at nr 2 above

[sam4000@troet.cafe]

@kickeriekuh @kinsale42 @maxleibman

That's what annoys me about fan wikis; that's why I've blocked them with my ad blocker.

[arnowi@mas.to]

@maxleibman 13. Discover it's just AI generated slop

[templailloahi@mastodon.social]

@maxleibman reader mode goes brrrrr

[pouakai@mastodon.social]

@maxleibman
0. change to a site doesn't exploit us.
By no mean should we turn uBlock Origin off since PRIVACY ISN'T NEGOTIABLE.

[john_loader@ohai.social]

@maxleibman On FB you often get posts with a link to local newspaper but virtually all are behind a paywall or you have to accept infection of cookies. To read them all would require many subscription. I suggested to trinity Mirror they could at least offer bundle where you pay one subscription and have so many views on any of their publications in a month.

[drjay@mastodon.energy]

@maxleibman My wife would like to propose a step 12a: Delete all pop up ads and videos and still cannot find the content you were looking for.

[freediverx@mastodon.social]

@maxleibman
You can leave when prompted with the first request.

[the1goit@fedia.social]

@maxleibman
13. Uninstall app,

14. Unsubscribe from newsletter,

15. Cancel subscription and request refund if possible,

16. Disable notifications,

17. Clear site data,

18. Re-enable adblocker

19. Request all data about you to be deleted (if possible/within EU),

20. Data breach time!