Europe's largest newspaper by circulation bans users with AdBlock (opens in new tab)

(xing-news.com)

5 pointsriskneural10y ago4 comments

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LoSboccacc10y ago· 1 in thread

Finally we'll have some good data about user tolerance especially if this is really some high profile/high value news outlet.

So far not many went as far to ban users afaik.

randomgerman110y ago

Well, it's a pretty 'shitty' Newspaper, but it's sold (and presumably also read) by many Germans.

Also, you can purchase a 'premium' account on their website and (according to their own advertisement for said premium account)

'..receive UP TO 90% less ads and UP TO 50% faster loading times.'

Go figure.

buserror10y ago

Their paying version is actually quite acceptably priced really, so if I was a reader, I'd probably already be paying...

What irritates me is all the others who think they all deserve £9.99 a month. Everyone wants £9.99 a month, even for services/sites you might use twice a month or less.

The sooner they realize it's not acceptable for users to have 5 or 8 of these going, and they need to readjust their prices, the better they will be...

ZenSwordArts10y ago

Every change that stops people from reading this awful newspaper should be welcomed..

though I somehow have the feeling that few of the people using AdBlock actually read Bild..

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