I don't know about LA Times specifically but the digital product often still includes invasive user-tracking bandwidth-intensive advertising, just toned down to

I don't know about LA Times specifically but the digital product often still includes invasive user-tracking bandwidth-intensive advertising, just toned down to what people consider "acceptable" levels. For example, the NYT digital sub that I pay nearly $200/year for still serves me advertising. So ponying up the cash doesn't do much to address the concerns that are being raised all throughout this thread.