Signed into NYTimes.com Cooking website - got signed up for three newsletters
I signed into the NYTimes.com cooking site and without me clicking anything got signed up for three of their cooking email newsletters.
#web
3 posts tagged web.
2026
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/signed-into-nytimes-com-cooking-website-got-signed-up-for-three-newsletters
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/race-strib-paywall
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/ad-blocker-redirect-kstp
Racing the Star Tribune's paywall system
enerally, you can use reader mode to get around these paywalls to view the article. But the other day I mistakenly stumbled on a new way to do it for the Star Tribune: if you scroll down to the bottom of the page as soon as the content loads.
My local news site redirects you to a third party website for ad blockers
A local news broadcaster redirects users with ad blockers to a third-party error page with oddly personal messaging.