I got worried at first that it was some security issue, and I guess it sort of is from a tracking perspective - but it turns out Slashdot ships an in every item’s :
curl -s Slashdot | grep -c iframe → 15, across 15 items. The feed itself has zero script tags, but that embed URL returns their full page, including their consent manager. So the banner is Slashdot’s doing.
It only shows on the feed-content path, not Reader View, which fits — extracted articles don’t carry the iframe.
I suppose it makes sense as a rendering tradeoff - I guess this allows for youtube downloads and social embeds and the like, but wanted to check in regardless. I pointed an LLM at it and have a small body sanitizer and some tests I could submit if there’s an appetite for a PR, but wanted to take temperature first.
I’ve always had a white box at the bottom of every Slashdot feed item (noticeable only when using dark mode) and it blinds me when I’m catching up on my feeds before bed. I hate it and wish it would go away. I always assumed it was an add that was trying to be inserted, but based on your screenshot, it looks like you’re seeing a cookie notice. What I see is just a plain white box.
sorry, been moving/traveling and lost this…thank you! I’m on Feedly (and appreciate the slew of fixes there, I just found about 6 subscriptions that were somehow masked to just their site)
