I happened to click a link that took me to the associated twitter X account for something I was interested in and was greeted by not one, not two, but four modern day web popups.

I know it’s nothing new. I’ve got a couple of firefox plugins that are usually quite good at hiding this sort of nonsense, but I guess they failed me today (or, I shudder to think, there were even more that were blocked, and this is what got through)

What’s the worst new/not-signed-in user experience you’ve encountered recently?

  • flop_leash_973@lemmy.worldEnglish
    531·
    3 months ago

    This kind of thing getting worse and worse at all levels of tech is increasingly pushing me to the fringes of tech solutions (with all of the handicaps that come with that) as those are getting to be the only places where this kind of thing is not pervasive.

    • No apps on phone, if the mobile site doesn’t work it can wait until I am in front of a desktop/laptop
    • No NFC payments as that requires the phone to be blessed by lord Google or father Apple
    • No set top streaming boxes on the TV, just a small Linux powered PC and a cheap Logitech wireless keyboard/trackpad
    • Only Linux OSes on desktop/laptop
    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      7·
      3 months ago

      Yup, I’m in exactly the same boat. I just got a new phone and decided to not install any banking apps whatsoever. I got a check in the mail, and instead of giving in and installing the app, I just drove a mile to an ATM. NBD, and I don’t have to see endless nags about banking features, credit scores, etc.

      I’m not part of your system… MAN!, but actually serious.

      • TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        8·
        3 months ago

        I have found that local banks like credit unions, and such, seem to have nicer mobile apps from my experience.

        I have worked as a software engineer for a smaller bank like this, and the development was a lot more honest. These kind of banks normally just want a pleasant user experience for their customers, unlike bigger banks that want to deploy all sorts of dark patterns to collect user data and sell extra stuff to their customers.

    • Troy@lemmy.caEnglish
      5·
      3 months ago

      At least you can force desktop mode on most sites. No mobiles apps, desktop mode on phone. Usually.

    • harsh3466@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      3 months ago

      I’m headed in that direction.

      • Minimal apps on my phone, most of them foss apps to access my self hosted services
      • Raspberry pi 4 running osmc connected to our TV. TV itself has no internet connection
      • Want to move to graphene os, but riding this iphone 12 mini until it dies
      • Linux on my server and my primary computer. Have an M1 Mac Mini that my wife primarily uses (too many papercuts for her with asahi linux. We tried and switched back), and iPadOS on the iPad Pro that I have that I’m also riding until it dies.