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I fucking hate the modern web

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[–] [email protected] 57 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You frogot "Sign up for spam to continue"

[–] tourist 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You joke, but I've been so desensitised by what feels like every website doing this shit, I really did forget how fucked up it actually is.

Also, the subscribe to our newsletter checkbox ticked by default. I swear on my life, I ALWAYS make sure to untick it, but sure enough, my inbox still somehow looks like I engraved my email address on the front door of every marketing department.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There are even services that send you newsletter shit although you made sure you're opted out.
Also there's newsletter with a link to opt out but the link is just fake. I hate it so much.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Bandsintown did this to me, and when I unsubscribed it said it would take 48 hours, and in that time I think they sent 15 emails.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I just put them straight on my blocked list, why risk clicking a random link in an email