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From a recent WSJ article about anti-ad blocking companies: “We really think the free internet is at risk because of ad-blocking, so these types of solutions a
by bogomipz 9y ago
From a recent WSJ article about anti-ad blocking companies:
“We really think the free internet is at risk because of ad-blocking, so these types of solutions are needed to turn the tide”, said Dan Rua, CEO of ad-blocking “revenue recovery” company Admiral, which recently raised $2.5 million to help build its platform."[1]
It's amazing how selective the CEO's concern for the "free internet" is. Threatening community github repos with DCMA takedowns is OK though?
[1] https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-rise-of-the-anti-ad-blockers-1465805039 https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-rise-of-the-anti-ad-blocker...
- wu-ikkyu 9y agoFrom Dan Rua's LinkedIn: >The power of the internet to inform, entertain and liberate mankind is at a crossroads. The future of ad-supported content is in peril, and with it, free access for citizens to critical news, education, discourse and resources the world over. The shorthand name for this looming catastrophe is "adblocking" It's like a pimp claiming the human race is going to stop reproducing and die out because people don't want to pay for their prostitutes
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- skummetmaelk 9y agoAds are a plague that drive content creators toward ever increasing shock value just so that they can get clicks. Quality be damned, views are all that matter. I would say this is more damaging.
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- MichaelDickens 9y agoUsually the "free" in "free internet" refers to free-as-in-speech but it sounds like Dan Rua means free as in beer. And it's true that companies are more likely to put up paywalls if they can't make money with ads but he's using the term "free internet" in a misleading way.