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How I Experience Web Today (2021)

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450 points airstrike | 2 comments | 14 Oct 24 19:22 UTC | HN request time: 0.474s | source
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beretguy ◴[14 Oct 24 19:49 UTC] No.41841181[source]▶
Am i missing something is this text:

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I search something

https://example.com Then it shows me something Example Domain. This domain is for use in illustrative examples in documents. You may use this domain in literature without prior coordination or asking for ...

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And the rest of the page is blank white. I’m not seeing anything else. What is everybody talking about?

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1. hosh ◴[14 Oct 24 19:51 UTC] No.41841203[source]▶
When you click on the example.com link, it takes you to a page within the site that shows a bunch of blurred out content, a "Accept Cookie" footer. If you try to leave, it asks you if you really want to leave.
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2. beretguy ◴[14 Oct 24 19:54 UTC] No.41841236[source]▶
Ah. Thank you. I clicked, saw “text placeholder”, scrolled down, got that email pop up and that’s it. I guess my ad blocking/coockie/dns stuff is working.