this post was submitted on 29 Jun 2024
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What fucking X? Where is it?
On the top right. Maybe it's some a/b testing to see which one "converts" (=annoys) more. I don't have the "just take me to the download" link like in the other image, just the X to close the login popup
Unacceptable IMHO, I just want to give my clients an easy link to download the huge files I'm sending them without ads or tricks. With this wall many users will get confused and create a new account
Yeah it's gotta be A-B testing. Switching to
dl=1
just returned a passive-aggressive "Hmm that doesn't look right" page. I didn't check the error code because mobile.