Internet traffic is still growing exponentially, and as such, it often changes the trends. Some of these are visible to the general public, and of those, some can be quite annoying and difficult to accept.
Due to recent regulations, we are now bombarded by the consent forms regarding the use of cookies. Although these, in general, protect the consumers, constant requests are annoying. Many websites now have videos that play automatically, which is irritating and occasionally inconvenient.
In order to boost the traffic, some pages that give lists tend to spread the content over several pages.
Key Takeaways:
- Auto-playing videos are increasingly used for ads and content, but Firefox and a Chrome extension let you disable them.
- List articles are too often set up as one item per page in order to increase pages viewed and ad revenue.
- Poorly designed forms and excessive ads are both common annoyances on the web.
“Thanks to legislation like the EU’s GDPR and the California Consumer Privacy Act, you’ll now see a prompt on virtually every website you visit asking for permission to use cookies.”
Read more: https://www.makeuseof.com/most-annoying-web-trends-fix/
References:
- Make Use Of (YouTube Channel)
- Flux (YouTube Channel)
