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In reply to the discussion: can we stop giving rawstory clicks? [View all]jayschool2013
(2,332 posts)69. Yes
Last edited Thu Mar 7, 2019, 02:14 PM - Edit history (2)
And I would add the same about SO MANY television "news" outlets, including some of many Americans' favorite cable shows. They just riff on the work done by real reporters at legacy print media.
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I sae it too.... Doesn't DU enable us to present other sources too? 3-4 paragraphs even
DemocracyMouse
Mar 2019
#41
I use RawStory as part of my online browsing everyday. I have a rigorous ad blocker
CharleyDog
Mar 2019
#110
More power to you fellow geek 🤓... And I 2nd your Renew Deal with some...
DemocracyMouse
Mar 2019
#53
It enables an unknown third party to have a list of all of the sites you are accessing...
jberryhill
Mar 2019
#86
Isn't Cyprus where Wilbur Ross and a bunch of russkis like to do their banking?
erronis
Mar 2019
#94
Last night, their "content" was from The Daily Beast. The Daily Beast broke the story and
emulatorloo
Mar 2019
#31
I have Firefox, use UBlock & NoScript! They really cut down the bullshit websites send. Works w/RS.
TheBlackAdder
Mar 2019
#40
"MY" cable new outlets?? You have no idea who you're talking to. But, just so you know, I DO NOT
DontBooVote
Mar 2019
#70
And your point is....what, exactly? That we should all get your ad blocker and a chromebook?
DontBooVote
Mar 2019
#46
More sites going that way. HuffPo used to be good; now is full of fluff & clickbait & behind curve
Bernardo de La Paz
Mar 2019
#50
I was just going to post the same thing, Ive never seen anything wanting me to turn off my adblocker
Snake Plissken
Mar 2019
#26
Picking a fight? Poster simply stated that a particular way works for them. . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Mar 2019
#52
Nope. Just trying to suss out the poster's point, which doesn't address the OP's comments.
DontBooVote
Mar 2019
#56
That's cause, while not 100% accurate, they are a liberal aggregate that posts most current issues.
TheBlackAdder
Mar 2019
#42
I don't go there often but with ad blocker+ and ghostery I have not had a problem..
mitch96
Mar 2019
#29
Thank you. Anytime I see a link here to Raw Story I post a link to the original source
emulatorloo
Mar 2019
#34
So, it's our fault because we don't have the right ad blocker. It's not RS's fault, then, and...
DontBooVote
Mar 2019
#48
Thank you, thank you, thank you for saying this! PLEASE! Sometimes I let my guard down
DontBooVote
Mar 2019
#44
That's 99.9% of all they do, steal other people's work and then load you down with ads!
DontBooVote
Mar 2019
#49
Not "following you around". You are all over this thread, hard not to bump into you.
Bernardo de La Paz
Mar 2019
#66
You just did! And I'm all over this thread because I hate shitty, thieving, and greed RS! And,
DontBooVote
Mar 2019
#68
I go to Raw Story and Mediaite because they summarize the main points of videos.
tblue37
Mar 2019
#67
I don't know why that chart has the RW Politico listed as "skews liberal"
BumRushDaShow
Mar 2019
#114
Many of the original stories have paywalls and most people can't afford subscriptions
pnwmom
Mar 2019
#100
Out of all the problems and concerns I have in my life, Raw Story is way down on the list. I go
dameatball
Mar 2019
#101