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> reading the news with annoying ads, or not reading the news? False dichotomy. Firstly, ads don't have to be annoying. Secondly, news doesn't have to be fina
by jcbrand 10y ago
> reading the news with annoying ads, or not reading the news?
False dichotomy.
Firstly, ads don't have to be annoying.
Secondly, news doesn't have to be financed by ads.
There are lots of smaller and independent news sources that don't rely on ads for funding. The news organisation linked to in the article is a case in point. They make their money from donations. Another one is insurge intelligence (https://medium.com/insurge-intelligence https://medium.com/insurge-intelligence) which uses crowdfunding.
Then there is also citizen media and blogs.
- ballenf 10y agoI'd put up with annoying ads if I knew they weren't tracking every click and mouse movement. That data will soon enough be used to determine things like interest rates and hiring (already is in China). I can deal with stupid ads and have done for decades reading print journalism. Unless they're animated, modal or otherwise unnaturally annoying.
- mancerayder 10y agoThat data will soon enough be used to determine things like interest rates and hiring (already is in China). Can you elaborate on that, or provide a source? I'm quite curious (and somewhat not surprised).
- tjalfi 10y agoYou probably won't see this but here is a source. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-surveillance-big-data-score-censorship-a7375221.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-surveilla...