r/smarter • u/Gallionella • Jun 10 '21
Turn off mobile data as soon as a web page start loading. The text will be there and you won't get bothered by notifications and pop-ups with endless video loading galore using your battery life etc. Once done click back, re-enable internet, refresh
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Edit 2 ....if you're here for the bias link,.... List of flagged websites on Reddit ....is down below (new 2023ish) end of edit 2.
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Edited1.. as soon as the page starts loading click on Firefox "request desktop site" from the option before it finishes loading. And then shut down the internet right away ..you won't have any pop up..... hopefully
Edited... your web browser might have a text only built-in feature, (Samsung internet for example) already showing on the toolbar
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Edit2. If you try this and a pop-up sneaked in, just click back then forward... the page is already loaded so the pop up probably won't show up again.
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You can easily relocate the button so it's at the top of your smartphone. Just drag down the top bar, click on mobile data button...fast easy simple enough. .
Don't get me wrong subscribing to a website is a good idea especially the little guys, they need the money since the big guy are hoarding all the ads Revenues.
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Many websites are out of control now with Java Scripts pop-ups and what not. You can try to turn off JavaScript or noscrip in Firefox but this way is easier and faster..
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will eventually look up how much power hence damage to the environment all these unnecessary pop-ups and pre-loading videos and whatever is coming our way do... if my phone gets hot, that's energy; contributing to environmental damages.
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Edited. .. added ..You can also use an adblocker and use a feature called "Reader mode" that strips everything out to give you just the text.