NoScript generally helps this. No JS means no uBo detection.
CNN blocks Firefox with uBo
Submitted 10 months ago by kinnce_of_p3rs14@lemmus.org to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
https://lemmus.org/pictrs/image/06326dd4-5279-4c18-b1be-dff95c329b72.webp
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hellfire103@sopuli.xyz 10 months ago
TigrisMorte@kbin.social 10 months ago
CNN is mostly RW trash now so, why bother.
LodeMike@lemmy.today 10 months ago
It’s a bullshit excuse to probably hobble archiving.
viking@infosec.pub 10 months ago
Use consent-o-matic instead of ublock’s cookie list, much cleaner and works perfectly fine.
vodkasolution@feddit.it 10 months ago
Do you know EU law GDPR requires precisely that?
Vash63@lemmy.world 10 months ago
No, it doesn’t. The banner is only needed for you to accept the cookies. It’s completely fine to just block the banners or not show them, just the user can’t accept the cookies, so CNN can’t use them.
CNN would rather block the user than lose out on the chance to save those cookies.
vodkasolution@feddit.it 10 months ago
What exactly does the Cookie Law require?
The Cookie Law requires users’ informed consent before storing or accessing information on user’s devices.
This means that if you use cookies you must:
inform your users that your site/app (or any third-party service used by your site/app) uses cookies;
explain, in a clear and comprehensive manner, how cookies work and what you use them for;
obtain informed consent prior to the storing of those cookies on the user’s device.
In practice, you’ll need to show a cookie banner (also called cookie notice) upon the user’s first visit, implement a cookie policy and allow the user to provide consent – unless your website uses solely exempt cookies, which is highly unlikely. Prior to consent, no cookies — except for those exempt — should run or be installed.
You’ll need to show a cookie banner upon the user’s first visit, implement a cookie policy and allow the user to provide consent. Prior to consent, no cookies — except for exempt cookies — should be run or installed
reddig33@lemmy.world 10 months ago
No great loss. CNN is total trash now.
kinnce_of_p3rs14@lemmus.org 10 months ago
For someone interested in trying it out, it happened to me with the following article: edition.cnn.com/travel/…/index.html
It works at first, but if i refresh the page, it gets redirected to the block pave
kux@kbin.social 10 months ago
Just tried using only Firefox and uBO, that link and the main page load correctly first time and on refresh. Checked with default filters only and default plus annoyances and both were fine. Do you have any other ad blocker / content filter running at the same time?
Delta_V@lemmy.world 10 months ago
What region are you trying to access it from?
kinnce_of_p3rs14@lemmus.org 10 months ago
Eu but it’s solved now
Delta_V@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I’m able to connect to and use cnn.com from Berlin using Firefox with uBlock and NoScript.
Still kinda funny that they’d ask you to lower your defenses in order to “protect” you.
SaltySalamander@kbin.social 10 months ago
Yea, cnn.com loads just fine on my install of Firefox with uBo. Seems like a you problem.
Mango@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Oh yeah, OP just totally made all of this up. Mhmm.
See you in gymnastics!
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 10 months ago
Its probably a regional problem
Aurix@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Works for me.
ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Ok see you never then cnn lol
uranibaba@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Using FF and uBo, confirmed user agent to be Mozilla Firefox.
This url (edition.cnn.com/2024/01/16/business/…/index.html) does not work. Try going to edition.cnn.com and it will work, clicking any article seems to bring up the issue.
rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
The first link works fine for me on mobile (Android, FF beta, uBo).
HarbingerOfTomb@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I still use chrome for the moment with AdAway on mobile, adblock on PC… I accidentally went to CNN the other day with adblock turned off… my God, have you seen it lately? It’s a god damn hell scape.
rem26_art@kbin.social 10 months ago
CNN's website is a hellscape without adblock.
Chickenstalker@lemmy.world 10 months ago
CNN has been shit since 10 years ago. Their apogee was the first Gulf War and it has been down hill since then. Unironically, go to Tiktok if you want the latest happenings, usually right as it happens by the people it is happening to.
Bondrewd@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Excuse me. Do you even know what Tiktok is?