--- title: "I don’t want to log in to your website" url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-don-t-want-to-log-in-to-your-website-2teth9vwp source_url: https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/28/23618804/google-facebook-login-ads-web-design-hell type: article source: "The Verge" published: 2023-02-28T22:16:55.767Z updated: 2024-05-24T02:14:56.850Z tags: ["privacy", "ux", "webdev"] reading_time: 4 upvotes: 97 comments: 17 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I don’t want to log in to your website **[The Verge](https://daily.dev/sources/theverge)** · 4 min read · 97 upvotes · 17 comments ## Summary Websites requiring logins to access free content are becoming more common, but the author argues that not reading is easier than reading and logging in. This trend reduces the value of the open web and creates a worse user experience. The author also discusses privacy concerns and the shift away from making websites feel like semipublic places. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@makinox** · 6 upvotes > I’m that situations I’m like, “no thanks, I’m leaving” **@ghost** · 4 upvotes > "We dont care, we want your usage statistics or pay us" **@fabooy961** · 4 upvotes > Amen! **@aston** · 3 upvotes > I immediately close the site. You ain't gettin this data! **@maretj** · 3 upvotes > Ahahah, I feel absolutely the same way. Every time something like that pops up, I either get the f out or edit the dom to remove the element so i can continue reading, it doesn't work everywhere tho.. I do that when i'm really pissed. > > I mean there are OTHER ways of asking to subscribe to a newsletter or follow or whatever they may want, you are not OBLIGED to put annoying stuff that just hurt the people that want to read your article, you could simply make it so that it is a PART of the content. > > We've all seen banner ads in the middle of some content, why not put your subscription there ?... ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#privacy](https://daily.dev/tags/privacy), [#ux](https://daily.dev/tags/ux), [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/i-don-t-want-to-log-in-to-your-website-2teth9vwp)