What’s the mindset behind forcing a user to create an account to view the media on a page? For example an artist I like posts their art on Instagram and Twitter but I can’t look at it unless I create an account. What’s the dumb corporate rationale behind this? I have seen this on so many sites you can’t even see what’s there without an account? Doesn’t it just scare users away? I know it certainly does for me. If I have to log in just to view a page I don’t want to view the page.
If they can’t use third party tracking cookies and they respect do not track and you have ppa turned off then they’re just not fucking gonna let you see their shit unless you make an account and give them some way to advertise to you.
The internet is television with even more ads and tracking. You have to either pay to not have it happen or actively take part in an arms race against it or some combination of both.