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…tech Detailed analysis of https://www.pcgamer.com/software/kill-the-algorithm-in-your-head-lets-set-up-rss-readers-and-get-news-we-actually-want-in-2026/ Key findings: - 431 requests in 60s, 5.5 MB transferred, 18.8 MB decoded - 82.6% of bytes are ad-tech/tracking (54+ third-party domains) - HTML is 1.5 MB with 673 KB of inline CSS (44.8% of HTML) - 168 script blocks, 83 external scripts, 21 iframes - Prebid.js runs auctions across 10-12 bidders per ad slot - Bordeaux ad system creates 54 DOM containers - Added network-log command to rodney for CDP-based network capture https://claude.ai/code/session_019UnfRMwgXKwyUNfkgWpt5M
…sfers Forced JW Player initialization in headless Chrome to discover a 5-video carousel totaling 68-136 MB at 720p/1080p quality. Each video also triggers VAST pre-roll ad requests. This is the primary source of the 200MB+ the user saw in Firefox over 5 minutes. Also added autoplay-policy Chrome flag to rodney for video testing. https://claude.ai/code/session_019UnfRMwgXKwyUNfkgWpt5M
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