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		bootaccount on Nov 9, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Yelp craters 30% as advertisers abandon the site they're using app.adjust.com to force the user to get the app and track the behavior -- using Firefox and something like uBlock will prevent the behavior and block the redirect attempt

huehehue on Nov 9, 2018 [–]

I'm using Firefox and uBlock Origin, it still kicks you to uBlock's warning/whitelist page.

bootaccount on Nov 10, 2018 | [–]

the only option I've found is to force desktop mode, otherwise virtually all engagement with the mobile site will redirect to the app

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