Well a while ago there was a link posted here of before and after of banning ads in a downtown area. The entire place looked several times nicer and cared for

Well a while ago there was a link posted here of before and after of banning ads in a downtown area. The entire place looked several times nicer and cared for afterwards. It's probably much the same online. Those ads blaring someone else's name, even in what is "kinda" your own personal lawn/profile/whatever, does a lot to remove a sense of ownership. Likewise in hope of getting more engagement, what would be a smaller conversation is likely to end up massively broadcasted for those ad views.