What is the point of sites doing this in the first place? Is it to show more ads below the content?
For some sites, it may be a performance optimization, to not load content users aren't going to see.
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#22What is the point of sites doing this in the first place? Is it to show more ads below the content?
I think it's often used in metrics to count as a reading.
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#23What is the point of sites doing this in the first place? Is it to show more ads below the content?
It depends. Check for event listeners on the button if you want to know the answer for a specific site.
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#24My sarcastic comment was flagged but the point I was (poorly) trying to make is that this is an awesome extension but it goes against platforms' goals. If it gets popular the platforms will fight against it.
Your comment was hilarious and I tried to vouch for it.
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#25What is the point of sites doing this in the first place? Is it to show more ads below the content?
For some sites, it may be a performance optimization, to not load content users aren't going to see.
I absolutely hate that on ("new") Reddit comments, because in many cases it really is something I want to see, or at least text-search through.
And the weird thing is that they're trying to pinch pennies over text.
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#26What is the point of sites doing this in the first place? Is it to show more ads below the content?
I have worked on sites that do this (sorry)
Filtering spam from engaged traffic is a big one. News sites tend to do it in the vein of TikTok: users can quickly scroll to the next post if bored, instead of leaving. Some e-commerce sites do it to product descriptions and their ilk for the modern equivalent of keyword stuffing.
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#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
For some sites, it may be a performance optimization, to not load content users aren't going to see.
I absolutely hate that on ("new") Reddit comments, because in many cases it really is something I want to see, or at least text-search through. And the weird thing is that they're trying to pinch pennies over text .
Yeah, I agree.
The one that annoys me even more is github's "Load more..." in the middle of long PR/issue threads. That's really obnoxious when trying to search. And it only loads 50 comments at a time, so you have to hit it repeatedly.
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#28Reading too much slows down scrolling and ad views, you must keep scrolling. Also, trying to have meaningful conversations with others might lead to independent ideas or actions that are out of the control of the platform, all ideas or actions must benefit only the platform and its adverisers.
I think this is apt commentary on the state of the commercial Internet as it exists today and I'm happy to vouch for yo--[See More]
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#30What is the point of sites doing this in the first place? Is it to show more ads below the content?
For some sites, it may be a performance optimization, to not load content users aren't going to see.
i feel like 99% of the time, the entire content is loaded, and then theres extra stuff to hide it. takes a few inspectes and deletes. but its there