Although the title is a bit provocative, the article is alleged google is blocking advertising revenue from articles or content it disagrees with. If this is t

Although the title is a bit provocative, the article is alleged google is blocking advertising revenue from articles or content it disagrees with. If this is true, its almost certainly an exercise of monopoly power. Furthermore, it shows how destructive ad-revenue based content models are overall. Websites are already "optimized" is so many ways to maximize ad revenue, none of which benefit the readers. Going further to have to optimize for ideology as well is just another step in the long decline of online content.