> What's wrong with ad blocking? It gives Google a monopoly in selling users' private data. Nobody can ad-block Google. (And Google Analytics.) > Maybe it wou

> What's wrong with ad blocking? It gives Google a monopoly in selling users' private data. Nobody can ad-block Google. (And Google Analytics.) > Maybe it would have created a market for micropayments which maybe it's far superior to ads? Believe me, if micropayments were a viable thing, then ad networks would be the first to jump ship. The current intrusive advertising model doesn't make anyone happy, ad networks included. (Ad networks don't profit from intrusive malware advertising. This is a 'tragedy of the commons' scenario, too much advertising hurts ultimately hurts the ad network bottom line.)