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Comment by golergka | Hacker News Reader

Do you think it was deliberate or just a general reaction to an uncaught exception somewhere in the ad part of the app?

This is the code that does it:

    // The tinypass.min.js script was blocked due to a browser content filter
    console.log('Piano Script was blocked');
    // Show error modal to user
    FP.Utils.Piano.showBrowserCompatibilityErrorModal();

Looks like the code comes from their analytics provider: https://piano.io/

Link to the source: https://foreignpolicy.com/_static/??-eJy1lNtuwjAMhl9oIYCQGBf...

Piano really needs to be blocked harder by adblockers, they're currently underblocked by most public lists. Disgusting surveillance machine.

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