Is surfing the web on a cell phone becoming an impossibility?

[scho63]

I spend time when out at a bar or on my porch smoking a cigar or waiting at a doctor's office surfing the web on my cell.

In the last 4-5 months it seems I can't even visit a single site or read one ****ing story that doesn't have a thousand pop ups for cookies, for contacting them via chat, for subscribing, for a coupon, ad after ad after ad either blocking the screen or story and intertwined between every God damn paragraph.

It's gotten to the point I don't even want to do anything on my phone except visit a couple of sites that I know aren't all ****ed up.

And the worst is Facebook. 1 million stories and ads to scroll through to find one post from someone you know. June 1st I am deactivating my FB account and will only check in once every six months to say hello to cousins and distant friends.

What the hell has happened to the internet???

[BWillie]

Never had I prob iono

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Never had I prob iono

Autocorrect get you?

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by KCUnited

Its a private FB page created for our community but is pretty much the same content as you would get using Nextdoor

There's several other frightening variations as well

There's one specifically for moms

There's one that's "Uncensored" which is basically our neighborhoods version of CP DC

There's one specific for buying, selling, and trading

And a few others specialty ones (wine, cocktail, BBQ groups, etc)

Is there a "trading - moms uncensored" page? That one might be worth checking out.

[KCUnited]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Is there a "trading - moms uncensored" page? That one might be worth checking out.

Stars on home exteriors have to go through an HOA approval process so I should probably see about getting myself on that committee

[MagicHef]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I hate Ethan Zuckerman more than I hate terrorists.

The problem is that pop-up ads are just an idea. If you killed poor Ethan before he thought of it, someone else would eventually have the same idea. You're going to need a more drastic solution.

[scho63]

Originally Posted by JohnnyHammersticks

Download Brave browser onto your phone and all your problems will be solved.

You have drinks on me if you show up on the 3rd for our meetup.

Downloaded and installed Brave a it's great.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

I've stopped using it on my phone except to post updates/pics... same experience as scho, you might see one update from a friend and then 3 or 4 ads or suggested sites, etc. For a while I'd x each of them and then it seemed to clear up the next day, but only browse on desktop now (if at all).

It was nice way back when you could just set it to see all updates in chronological order... what a concept that was.

Originally Posted by The Franchise

People still use Facebook?

Originally Posted by Third Eye

I mean, where else am I supposed to put pictures of my kiddos for family to see?

I use it to talk with Chief fans from all over the world. Do Arrowhead Kingdom and Arrowhead South tasks. Without Facebook as the connection to each other, we don’t exist as an org.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by MagicHef

The problem is that pop-up ads are just an idea. If you killed poor Ethan before he thought of it, someone else would eventually have the same idea. You're going to need a more drastic solution.

Let's assume that I can use the time machine more than once.

[Chief Pagan]

Originally Posted by MagicHef

The problem is that pop-up ads are just an idea. If you killed poor Ethan before he thought of it, someone else would eventually have the same idea. You're going to need a more drastic solution.

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[dlphg9]

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