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>What guarantee is there that this will reduce ads in any way? Websites that don't disable ads for subscribers will get fewer subscribers.

• amelius 6y ago
  But every now and then some smartass in a boardroom will come up with the idea to test that theory.
• IncRnd 6y ago
  > Websites that don't disable ads for subscribers will get fewer subscribers. How does that differ from today?
  • 0-_-0 6y ago
    See the article
    • IncRnd 6y ago
      Actually, websites that don't disable ads for subscribers will get fewer subscribers. This is true, regardless of whether any form of Web Monetization from the article is in place.
• Aeronwen 6y ago
  Since you're backed by ad money, you can undercut the subscription price of your competitors. Maybe it makes up the difference, maybe it works better and you force the competition to switch to ads or go out of business. Maybe it fails, but it's certainly not guaranteed.