> For example non-biased search engines, product catalogues, review sites, etc. etc. This absolutely makes logical sense and I deeply wish this could work. The

> For example non-biased search engines, product catalogues, review sites, etc. etc. This absolutely makes logical sense and I deeply wish this could work. The problem is that in reality, almost all of these sites are as (if not more) “manipulatable” as the ads you’d like to replace. Search engines have their own optimization games, most review sites these days are pay-to-play (or would rapidly become even more so), etc. So the fundamental issue is that any non-advertising method of getting the word out rapidly becomes just obfuscated advertising. Given the choice I’d prefer at least the ads be honest about being ads.