This site slams me in the face with a popup that tries to get me to "Agree" to all kinds of trackers. I tried to "Learn More", but there is no way to disagree, so, I guess no article for me. Goodbye.
additionally I have these custom rules to block YouTube suggestions so I can better focus, has the added advantage that the UI looks better, autoplay can be controlled from the player and playlist can be accessed in full screen mode (which is the only time I really need access to them).
##ytd-compact-video-renderer.ytd-watch-next-secondary-results-renderer.style-scope
##.ytd-watch-next-secondary-results-renderer.style-scope > paper-button.yt-next-continuation.style-scope
www.youtube.com##ytd-compact-playlist-renderer.ytd-watch-next-secondary-results-renderer.style-scope
! Block the upnext video and the autoplay button
www.youtube.com###secondarySince I'm using firefox, I just forced the Reader view by typing this in my address bar:
about:reader?url=https://www.engadget.com/2020/03/03/undead-gadgets/Feels like cross-site intrusive tracking... probably is.
I could whitelist in nextdns.io but it's such a dark pattern that I use the block page as a nice warning that I really don't want to go to any of these sites.
Content blockers putting in the work on this clickbaiting headline.