I know this goes against everything, but why not monetize using the proven subscription model? With 45m visitors a month if you converted .5% of those to stay

I know this goes against everything, but why not monetize using the proven subscription model? With 45m visitors a month if you converted .5% of those to stay at $5 a month you're making $1.125 million a month. It seems like there's a pending backlog of lawsuits that the founders have likely maintained their distance from the platform for. Nobody, no matter how rich you are, throws away a golden goose.