The Atlantic (theatlantic.com)

Ethical design violations

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• 4 trackers

  Exposes you to third-party sites.

• aggressive

  Attempts to block malware blockers.

After Better

• 8% Safer

  3 requests blocked

• 5% Lighter

  64.16 KB saved

• 4% Faster

  0.3 seconds saved

Statistics by Better Inspector based on the page as on Saturday, November 10th 2018

Rules

Block blocker blocking

The Atlantic’s web site detects tracker blockers and prompts people to stop protecting themselves from being tracked on the web by turning them off. Needless to say, this is not acceptable as it violates respect for human rights. We block their blocker blocker with the following rule and in the refinements section:

- trigger:
  - if-domain: theatlantic.com, www.theatlantic.com
  - url-filter: cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/static/a/theatlantic/js/vendors.min
  - load-type: third-party
- action:
  - type: block

Remove other tracking-related first-party assets

- trigger:
  - if-domain: theatlantic.com, www.theatlantic.com
  - url-filter: cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/static/theatlantic/img/sherlock.gif
  - load-type: third-party
- action:
  - type: block

- trigger:
  - if-domain: theatlantic.com, www.theatlantic.com
  - url-filter: cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/static/a/js/advertisement.js
  - load-type: third-party
- action:
  - type: block

- trigger:
  - if-domain: theatlantic.com, www.theatlantic.com
  - url-filter: cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/static/a/theatlantic/js/homepage.min
  - load-type: third-party
- action:
  - type: block

- trigger:
  - if-domain: theatlantic.com, www.theatlantic.com
  - url-filter: cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/static/a/js/s_code.js
  - load-type: third-party
- action:
  - type: block

The links in the video sidebar are dependent on a tracker. They are redundant and not essential so we remove the section. This should also help make the site less addictive.

- trigger:
  - url-filter: theatlantic.com
  - load-type: first-party
- action:
  - type: css-display-none
  - selector: .video-article__next-videos

Improve the experience

Remove leftover behavioural advertising spaces

- trigger:
  - url-filter: theatlantic.com
  - load-type: first-party
- action:
  - type: css-display-none
  - selector: .liveblog__highlights__ad, .ad-boxcontent-wrapper

Remove Cookie notice

We block cookies on trackers and the trackers themselves. Out of respect for human effort and experience, we remove the cookie notice also.

- trigger:
  - url-filter: theatlantic.com
  - load-type: first-party
- action:
  - type: css-display-none
  - selector: .cookie-disclaimer

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