Ads and news were always tied together. The problem today is that Internet + ads are tied together and that annoys everyone and diminishes revenue for newspaper

Ads and news were always tied together. The problem today is that Internet + ads are tied together and that annoys everyone and diminishes revenue for newspapers. News is a public good and should be viewed as such, its a core pillar of democracy that is now getting decimated. Guess what follows next. /rant Rant no2: I was a subscriber in NYT, then one day i realized i don't read them as much and as a non-us citizen most of the content was irrelevant for me (I could find websites bashing trump everywhere for free). However, when I tried to unsubscribe their dark design technique had a step that forced me to call someone in order to cancel. I hate calling people and talking on the phone, so that was a no-go for me. Ended up changing my card to an empty one and let them kick me out because I don't pay.