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To be honest, if I'm going to see ads anyway, I rather them at least try to be relevant and not random. However, the current situation is out of balance. If my
by harel 5y ago
To be honest, if I'm going to see ads anyway, I rather them at least try to be relevant and not random. However, the current situation is out of balance. If my browser is loading an insane amount of tracking networks and my memory/cpu keeps climbing up because of that, and the page requires an epilepsy warning - that is wrong. There has to be a reality where ads support free services and content and not the other way around.
- xjay 5y agoIn an alternate universe, ads are only allowed on a global ad portal run by a neutral intermediate per political region. Consumers learn about relevant products and services based on stated interests. Advertisers pay to replicate a list of their products, offers, and services on it.
- harel 5y agoThat's also an imbalance, assuming we want to keep "free" on the table. Now ads are centralised, and one has to elect to go to a special portal to see ads. This won't pay for all the stuff we get for "free" but is most definitely not "free". If ads were reasonable and based on stated interests we might not even be having this conversation. To me it feels like the advertising platforms are shooting themselves in the foot. There will be a tipping point where even the "regular internet users" will have enough of this crap.