Anecdotal evidence: I was shocked how quickly web degenerates when you disable adblocking. Start with a reputable major news site, click on one business clickb

Anecdotal evidence: I was shocked how quickly web degenerates when you disable adblocking. Start with a reputable major news site, click on one business clickbait article -> a bit sleazy but still somewhat readable site opens -> click on different clickbait article -> sleazier site opens with a lousy article -> click again on ad -> full blown video popup ad extravaganza for rather unsavory business opportunities. I shudder to think what would have happened if I had chosen to read about medicine or sex. So in some ways online advertising has the same problem that fashion industry does. The immediate suppliers might be decent but a few steps down you get into OSHA nightmares exported overseas. The problem is that incentives encourage this sleaziness no matter what high moral standards A,G,F,M, et al profess publicly.