> > Well, except for the people being targeted > They win too. They get content without having to hand over cash. Nonsense. I'm targeted and the content I get

> > Well, except for the people being targeted > They win too. They get content without having to hand over cash. Nonsense. I'm targeted and the content I get for free is markedly better than the clickbait listicle crap is offering where the vast majority of tracking shit is coming from. The ONLY place I've noticed the "ads for content" story even remotely work (in the 20 years I've been on line) is some YouTube channels. And they broker their OWN ads. The shit monetised by YouTube itself is still the same 99% clickbait poop. There's a few exceptions that get monetised and make quality, but they are sooooooo not worth putting up with this shit, nobody ever asked me if perhaps I would like them to take their content AND their ads. Because what is left over WILL contain 99% less loud screaming attention whores. Nobody is a winner when the people making beautiful things for free are being duped by ad network vultures.