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A step-by-step journey into what actually happens when you click that button. It's worse than you think.

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Step 1 of 8

You visit a website

You just wanted to read one damn article.

Before the page even finishes loading, JavaScript fires requests to dozens of third-party servers. The content you actually came for? That loads last. The trackers get first dibs. (Source: WebPageTest studies show avg 40-70 third-party requests per page load)