Many sites on the internet provide little more than infrastructure and moderation for the content provided by users of that site. I think every one of those use

Many sites on the internet provide little more than infrastructure and moderation for the content provided by users of that site. I think every one of those users has a relevant opinion about the internet itself whether or not they are forking over money or being subjected to advertising. The internet did not spring into being for the sake of ad-tech.