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mopinko

(70,275 posts) Thu Mar 7, 2019, 11:17 AM Mar 2019

can we stop giving rawstory clicks? [View all]

i refuse to go there, because they make you turn off your adblocker.
not happenin for a half baked rewrite of someone else's work.

those of you who go there, please, if you want to share something, click through and post the original story.

tia

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can we stop giving rawstory clicks? [View all] mopinko Mar 2019 OP

Can't be said enough Renew Deal Mar 2019 #1

What can't? jberryhill Mar 2019 #2

Rawstory is a giant advertising engine Renew Deal Mar 2019 #3

That can't be said enough! jberryhill Mar 2019 #6

LOL... WheelWalker Mar 2019 #16

I sae it too.... Doesn't DU enable us to present other sources too? 3-4 paragraphs even DemocracyMouse Mar 2019 #41

Not every story DownriverDem Mar 2019 #92

I love it too! itcfish Mar 2019 #105

I use RawStory as part of my online browsing everyday. I have a rigorous ad blocker CharleyDog Mar 2019 #110

A lot of times those are from paid-only sites like NYT, WSJ, WaPo mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #7

there are ways around paywalls, but in these days mopinko Mar 2019 #13

Try this. It's life changing. Renew Deal Mar 2019 #14

Wow! You're a whole new species of digitally adjusted human! DemocracyMouse Mar 2019 #32

You can set those settings in your iPad Renew Deal Mar 2019 #37

Gotta love the techies! Thanks I will give it a try Pepsidog Mar 2019 #43

More power to you fellow geek 🤓... And I 2nd your Renew Deal with some... DemocracyMouse Mar 2019 #53

Tried it and it works. Renew... EarnestPutz Mar 2019 #59

What does all this accomplish? House of Roberts Mar 2019 #61

It blocks all advertising without using AdBlocker Renew Deal Mar 2019 #71

Ok. I'm not having a problem with that, House of Roberts Mar 2019 #107

This is correct Renew Deal Mar 2019 #111

It enables an unknown third party to have a list of all of the sites you are accessing... jberryhill Mar 2019 #86

Isn't Cyprus where Wilbur Ross and a bunch of russkis like to do their banking? erronis Mar 2019 #94

Last night, their "content" was from The Daily Beast. The Daily Beast broke the story and emulatorloo Mar 2019 #31

Good point about monetizing the work of others... but... DemocracyMouse Mar 2019 #36

Kick dalton99a Mar 2019 #4

Thank you! The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2019 #5

How do you turn off the notifications kristndem Mar 2019 #8

If you use firefox The Liberal Lion Mar 2019 #20

I have Firefox, use UBlock & NoScript! They really cut down the bullshit websites send. Works w/RS. TheBlackAdder Mar 2019 #40

Two options ToxMarz Mar 2019 #27

Fine by me! Can we do the same with PoliticusUSA? 50 Shades Of Blue Mar 2019 #9

yes please. that's my #2. mopinko Mar 2019 #15

AGREE! SCantiGOP Mar 2019 #10

I think it's a good site underpants Mar 2019 #11

Me too Soph0571 Mar 2019 #35

It fucking sucks! The original sources deserve the traffic, not Raw Story. DontBooVote Mar 2019 #54

Yes jayschool2013 Mar 2019 #69

"MY" cable new outlets?? You have no idea who you're talking to. But, just so you know, I DO NOT DontBooVote Mar 2019 #70

Wow. jayschool2013 Mar 2019 #99

I read the summary and usually click on the main link underpants Mar 2019 #73

i'm fine w that. mopinko Mar 2019 #84

Not until we block Intercept links. MineralMan Mar 2019 #12

i never go there, so... mopinko Mar 2019 #17

Now that's a good idea! Docreed2003 Mar 2019 #75

Hmmm...I have an ad blocker DonaldsRump Mar 2019 #18

And your point is....what, exactly? That we should all get your ad blocker and a chromebook? DontBooVote Mar 2019 #46

Chill out. Read my text and other's. DonaldsRump Mar 2019 #81

Agreed. Their site crashes my browser. Too many ads and scripts. NurseJackie Mar 2019 #19

I avoid clicking on Raw Story and The Hill PatSeg Mar 2019 #21

More sites going that way. HuffPo used to be good; now is full of fluff & clickbait & behind curve Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2019 #50

It feels like PatSeg Mar 2019 #89

i hate the hill, too. it's like playing whack-a-mole. mopinko Mar 2019 #85

Good analogy PatSeg Mar 2019 #91

I agree. Rawstory is not a real news source. Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #22

uBlock works for me The Liberal Lion Mar 2019 #23

I was just going to post the same thing, Ive never seen anything wanting me to turn off my adblocker Snake Plissken Mar 2019 #26

And your point is? That it's our fault we don't use your ad blocker? DontBooVote Mar 2019 #47

Picking a fight? Poster simply stated that a particular way works for them. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2019 #52

Nope. Just trying to suss out the poster's point, which doesn't address the OP's comments. DontBooVote Mar 2019 #56

I'm trying to give some advice for folks who may not know about The Liberal Lion Mar 2019 #77

The OP said he doesn't go there because they make you turn off your adblocker. Demit Mar 2019 #106

I use ghostery 2naSalit Mar 2019 #64

i avoid raw story as well. barbtries Mar 2019 #24

Two ways to get around RS... N_E_1 for Tennis Mar 2019 #25

Rawstory items are constantly posted on DU. Sneederbunk Mar 2019 #28

That's cause, while not 100% accurate, they are a liberal aggregate that posts most current issues. TheBlackAdder Mar 2019 #42

Agreed. I happen to like rawstory Poiuyt Mar 2019 #58

They are a great aggregator and starting place for liberal news IronLionZion Mar 2019 #97

Rawstory has one of the best moderated comment sections on the Net. MrScorpio Mar 2019 #78

I don't go there often but with ad blocker+ and ghostery I have not had a problem.. mitch96 Mar 2019 #29

K&R radical noodle Mar 2019 #30

Good strategy. Same I use for Wapo stories. marble falls Mar 2019 #33

Thank you. Anytime I see a link here to Raw Story I post a link to the original source emulatorloo Mar 2019 #34

Get a better ad blocker. backscatter712 Mar 2019 #38

So, it's our fault because we don't have the right ad blocker. It's not RS's fault, then, and... DontBooVote Mar 2019 #48

I quit Rawstory a couple years ago for all the above reasons Leith Mar 2019 #39

Thank you, thank you, thank you for saying this! PLEASE! Sometimes I let my guard down DontBooVote Mar 2019 #44

From what I've seen... WeekiWater Mar 2019 #45

That's 99.9% of all they do, steal other people's work and then load you down with ads! DontBooVote Mar 2019 #49

thank you, I agree gopiscrap Mar 2019 #51

My Ad Blocker Works Fine There! DoctorJoJo Mar 2019 #55

Another "You have the wrong ad blocker" post. SMH. DontBooVote Mar 2019 #57

No. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2019 #60

Post removed Post removed Mar 2019 #62

Not "following you around". You are all over this thread, hard not to bump into you. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2019 #66

You just did! And I'm all over this thread because I hate shitty, thieving, and greed RS! And, DontBooVote Mar 2019 #68

A click on Rawstory pretty much shuts down my Ipad. ooky Mar 2019 #63

Oh but haven't you read?? YOU HAVE THE WRONG AD BLOCKER! Don't you see?? DontBooVote Mar 2019 #65

I go to Raw Story and Mediaite because they summarize the main points of videos. tblue37 Mar 2019 #67

Rawstory is one of many sites that do this. SpankMe Mar 2019 #72

AGREED! PLEASE READ THIS!! elder phd Mar 2019 #74

I like Raw Story and find the site to be informative Gothmog Mar 2019 #76

Try This IH8TU Mar 2019 #79

Just as soon as we stop giving Trump tweeter account clicks! Cryptoad Mar 2019 #80

I go there all the time and I don't turn off my adblock for any site workinclasszero Mar 2019 #82

same here. dameatball Mar 2019 #103

i like their site samnsara Mar 2019 #83

I use uBlock Origin The Truth Is Here Mar 2019 #87

Yes! Never started. Deliberately misleading clickbait headlines Hortensis Mar 2019 #88

Second the motion. They don't belong in LBN. yerop Mar 2019 #90

Great chart. Thanks for posting! n/t DonaldsRump Mar 2019 #112

I don't know why that chart has the RW Politico listed as "skews liberal" BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #114

I use two different browsers just for that still_one Mar 2019 #93

Recommended. H2O Man Mar 2019 #95

There is so much good info in this thread it is worth a bookmark. n/t Lucid Dreamer Mar 2019 #98

I have to take a shower after visiting RS B Stieg Mar 2019 #96

Many of the original stories have paywalls and most people can't afford subscriptions pnwmom Mar 2019 #100

Out of all the problems and concerns I have in my life, Raw Story is way down on the list. I go dameatball Mar 2019 #101

Rawstory is on the "ignore" list I keep in my head. hunter Mar 2019 #102

YEAH LETS PUT ANOTHER LIBERAL NEWS SOURCE OUT OF BUSINESS!!! LiberalLovinLug Mar 2019 #104

zooom point went right over your head, methinks. mopinko Mar 2019 #109

does rotstory pay people to post its crap on internet discussion boards? nt msongs Mar 2019 #108

Agreed. sarcasmo Mar 2019 #113

If rawstory served text-only content and advertising they wouldn't suck. hunter Mar 2019 #115