4 ms·
> Can I skip the ad, go straight to the article and not be paid? Maybe content providers could decide. I think the content providers would argue that you getti
by gregmac 11y ago
> Can I skip the ad, go straight to the article and not be paid? Maybe content providers could decide.
I think the content providers would argue that you getting the content is your form of 'payment' for seeing the ad. So if you skip it, why should they give you the content anyway?
- mojuba 11y agoSome content providers may choose to allow that, because it's in their interest to deliver content to more readers, be more popular. Let's not forget, the whole point of journalism is to reach out to more readers. How the journalist's job is paid exactly is secondary really, as long as it's legal of course. So let's say 1% of my readers choose to view the ad, get paid for it and get the advertiser pay me too. I might be fine with that. I'll have more readers then who'd spread the word about (and directly link to) my awesome blog/magazine.