"Block additional tracking" breaks NY Times website

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J999999
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"Block additional tracking" breaks NY Times website

Post by J999999 »

When Block Additional Tracking is activated (ABP Settings > General > Privacy & Security > Block additional tracking), the homepage of The New York Times (nytimes.com) breaks. The user cannot log in (the login page itself works, but after clicking login, the user is still not logged in), and the bottom 2/3 of the homepage is totally missing (everything between the top stories and the site map).

When Block additional tracking is turned off and the nytimes.com page is refreshed, the user is logged in (evidenced by the LOGIN button changing to an ACCOUNT link) and the missing content appears. When Block additional tracking is turned back on and the page refreshed again, the user is logged out and the missing content goes missing again.
sbell
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Re: "Block additional tracking" breaks NY Times website

Post by sbell »

Hi @J999999!

Thanks for bringing this to our attention! I didn't get the same results on Firefox. Can you let us know which filter lists you are using as well?

Thanks
Shannon
ABP Support Team
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