Macworld (macworld.com)
“Macworld is a web site dedicated to products and software of Apple Inc., published by Mac Publishing” – Source
Ethical design violations
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43 trackers
Exposes you to third-party sites.
After Better
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39% Safer
91 requests blocked
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10% Lighter
845.58 KB saved
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37% Faster
9.17 seconds saved
| Before | After | Improvement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Requests: | 235 requests | 144 requests | 39% |
| Weight: | 8.43 MB | 7.61 MB | 10% |
| Speed: | 24.98 seconds | 15.8 seconds | 37% |
Statistics by Better Inspector based on the page as on Tuesday, October 11th 2016
Block rules
A block rule
This code, from Brightcove, has the wonderful side-effect of disabling all links on the site when trackers are blocked.
- trigger:
- url-filter: macworld.com/www.idgcsmb.mw/js/analytics/omniture/pc-wmw-macworld/s_code.js
- load-type: first-party
- action:
- type: block
Other first-party tracking code that we found while trying to fix the issue, above. (Isn’t it nice when your site breaks when trackers are blocked? It makes you light up on our radar like a Christmas tree.)
Ads
- trigger:
- url-filter: macworld.com/www/js/ads/gpt_includes.js
- load-type: first-party
- action:
- type: block
- trigger:
- url-filter: macworld.com/www/js/ads/narf_prebid.js
- load-type: first-party
- action:
- type: block
- trigger:
- url-filter: macworld.com/www/js/ads/prebid_gpt_launcher.js
- load-type: first-party
- action:
- type: block
- trigger:
- url-filter: macworld.com/www/js/ads/prebid.min.js
- load-type: first-party
- action:
- type: block
- trigger:
- url-filter: macworld.com/www/js/ads/proximic.js
- load-type: first-party
- action:
- type: block
- trigger:
- url-filter: macworld.com/www.idgcsmb/js/thm_post.js
- load-type: first-party
- action:
- type: block
Ads: Visual cleanup
- trigger:
- url-filter: macworld.com
- load-type: first-party
- action:
- selector: .ad-container, .home-features-ad, .sponsored-links
- type: css-display-none
Remove the buttons on the carousel as they require tracking to work and it’s actually cleaner/less addictive without them.
- trigger:
- url-filter: macworld.com
- load-type: first-party
- action:
- selector: a.prev.browse.left
- type: css-display-none
- trigger:
- if-domain: macworld.com, www.macworld.com
- url-filter: csmb.staticworld.net/images/furniture/macworld/features-carousel_sprite_new-mw.png
- load-type: third-party
- action:
- type: block
Analytics
- trigger:
- url-filter: macworld.com/www/js/analytics/idg_bk_coreapi.js
- load-type: first-party
- action:
- type: block
- trigger:
- url-filter: macworld.com/www/js/analytics/mouse_down.js
- load-type: first-party
- action:
- type: block
- trigger:
- url-filter: macworld.com/www/js/analytics/mouse_down.js
- load-type: first-party
- action:
- type: block
Fix 404 on third-party script
Probably and outdated URL for Google’s crypto library.
- trigger:
- url-filter: crypto-js.googlecode.com/svn/tags/3.1.2/build/rollups/md5.js
- load-type: third-party
- action:
- type: block
About Better
Better is a Safari content blocker for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It protects you from trackers and malvertising by enforcing the principles of Ethical Design.