AI stealing our work. The collapse of social networks. The need to pay journalists to produce impactful journalism. Here is why we are asking for your email address to read 404 Media.

  • Digital Mark@lemmy.ml
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    9 months ago

    Aggressive dialogs begging for my email = close tab. I don’t care what your excuse is.

    Also, 404 (Not Found) is the dumbest name for any site ever, so I’m just as glad to see it go away.

      • GhostMatter@lemmy.ca
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        9 months ago

        The first time I went to their website, I left immediately because I got a big pop-up with 404. Tried again, same thing. Third time, I saw it was just a pop-up asking for then-optional registration.

        Thankfully, they changed their pop-up design since then.

        • HeartyBeast@kbin.socialOP
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          9 months ago

          It’s one of those names, which I suspect seemed like a good idea in the pub at the time and which they should have jettisoned as soon as they sobered up.

          • GhostMatter@lemmy.ca
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            9 months ago

            I think it’s okay, I would have voted against it, but they really need to be careful with their website design.