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I hate ads for all the reasons you cite and because some are hugely distracting. But small websites are not in a position to change the state of affairs, and i
by fauigerzigerk 11y ago
I hate ads for all the reasons you cite and because some are hugely distracting.
But small websites are not in a position to change the state of affairs, and if nothing changes and people keep blocking their ads, they're going to be dying in large numbers.
As a result, everything will be locked into app stores with even less privacy and with many restrictions on the type of content that is allowed.
The sort of answers I am looking for are the ones that do not pit small websites against users.
- userbinator 11y agoActually, there are many "small websites" which are completely adless and will continue to remain, because the group or individual (usually the latter) is paying for their hosting. Some are hosted on the ISPs of their owners. I've spent many hours on these sites and they also tend to have the most esoteric and interesting content. Unfortunately they do seem to be disappearing from Google's search results, which is a different but also potentially problematic issue.
- icebraining 11y agoYes, there are (I run one), but how are they relevant to this discussion?
- lisivka 11y agoSmall sites are not supported by ads — traffic is too low, so small sites will sustain.
- dminor 11y agoI suspect that rather than paywalls, we'll start to see a lot more "native" advertising, where some or all of the content itself is an ad.