Why are websites like this?

So many websites today are trash.

This site does not use cookies.

But so many shitty sites do. The GDPR had good intentions of making websites disclose that they're tracking you… In fact, you don't need a cookie banner for cookies that make your website work. You only need it when you start tracking personal information.

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Then content is locked behind a paywall.

Even though you just saw that all the content was there a second ago. But we detected that you're not googlebot, so we decided you can't see it. But don't worry, we will always promote free information! Just pay us as little as $1/month*

*when paying for 10 years in one lump sum.

Or maybe there's not a paywall, but instead the page will just load and everything will seem normal. You'll start reading, scanning the page for the information you're looking for, when all of a sudden…

Ads pop up and cover the whole damn page!

Click the play button to continue.

Don't forget to sign up!

A massive popup comes to block the whole screen. So that we can ask you to sign up for some free spam!

Even on pages where membership doesn't even get you anything!

Don't worry, we promise not to sell your information!*

*But we sure will spam the shit out of you, and send your email to all of our subsidiaries.

Why are sites so annoying. Can we just stop?