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Reader view not working on Lifehacker

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Reader view doesn't work on many Lifehacker pages/articles. Can something be done to make it work on those pages? Here's an example:

https://lifehacker.com/tech/the-fbi-is-targeting-popular-anti-paywall-site-archiveis?test_uuid=02DN02BmbRCcASIX6xMQtY9&test_variant=B

Reader view doesn't work on many Lifehacker pages/articles. Can something be done to make it work on those pages? Here's an example: https://lifehacker.com/tech/the-fbi-is-targeting-popular-anti-paywall-site-archiveis?test_uuid=02DN02BmbRCcASIX6xMQtY9&test_variant=B
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Isisombululo esikhethiwe

Hi there,

It somehow appears to be fixed now... Could you please check and confirm?

Also, whenever you see this behavior again, feel free to drop the URLs here :)

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Hi there,

Thank you very much for bringing that up! I've filed a bug report on Bugzilla, so that the developer team could take a look.

I'll keep you updated.

Thank you, Denys! In the bug report, it looks like these are reversed...?

Actual results: The article content is displayed.

Expected results: The Lifehacker description is displayed.

Oh no. Sorry... I've added a comment to clarify that. Anyway, I guess anyone reading the bug will make it out

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Denys said

Oh no. Sorry... I've added a comment to clarify that. Anyway, I guess anyone reading the bug will make it out

I figured that as well, but just wanted to be thorough. :)

Isisombululo Esikhethiwe

Hi there,

It somehow appears to be fixed now... Could you please check and confirm?

Also, whenever you see this behavior again, feel free to drop the URLs here :)

Hi again. Yes, I can confirm that I checked several articles, and it does seem to be working now. Thank you for your help!

Buza umbuzo

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