Yes. I have been sending them reports to complain about it. It also somehow coincides with the PDFs often not being available on their (#Elsevier) websites.

I like to use the element zapper of my ad-blocking to make it disappear.. But obviously that's not enough.

Boycott Elsevier?

Edit: that was fast!! I got it now THANK YOU :)

Does anyone have pdf of this article?

• A critical appraisal of the what-where-when episodic-like memory test in rodents: Achievements, caveats and future directions? I have access to it through work but the #Elsevier website is not working... I found the 'author manuscript' version "somewhere" but it's not convenient to read.

#canihazpdf 🙏

21038 Researchers Taking a Stand against #Elsevier. These are some of their objections:
1. Elsevier charges exorbitantly high prices for subscriptions to individual journals.
2. the only realistic option for many libraries is to agree to buy very large "bundles"; Elsevier thus makes huge profits by exploiting the fact that some journals are essential.
3. Elsevier supports measures such as SOPA, PIPA that aim to restrict the free exchange of information.

thecostofknowledge.com

Trying to read a paper related to my research. I have access to it through my university's arrangements with the publisher, meaning that the uni pays (several £100k per year) for the access.

Publisher website (#Elsevier): error "there was a problem providing the content you requested"

#Scihub website: here you go, read this PDF for free and with no hassle whatsoever

#AcademicChatter

Edit: I wasn't sure that it was really paying "millions per year" so I looked it up. Couldn't find current numbers but I found this list from 10y ago saying most UK unis pay an average of ~£800 000 per year just for Elsevier journals:
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