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My first instinct is that this feature will involve google contributor, where users can block ads and still send revenue to sites they frequent. https://contri
by ortusdux 10y ago
My first instinct is that this feature will involve google contributor, where users can block ads and still send revenue to sites they frequent. https://contributor.google.com/ https://contributor.google.com/
I went to check on the status of that program and got this message:
We’re launching a new and improved Contributor in early 2017!
- jacques_chester 10y agoThat would place pressure on advertisers outside of Google's network to switch, yes. Edit: though from the article it really does seem much more benign. Disclosure: I am working on what is, ostensibly, a competing product.
- acdha 10y agoIt'd be a neat middle option: display safe ads in Chrome with Google providing assurances that impressions/clicks aren't bots without the crazy messes of JavaScript currently used for that, and put a “Pay this site directly and never see ads” button next to it so people who really don't like ads can opt-out.
- harwoodleon 10y agoBrave is already doing this http://brave.com http://brave.com