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Thats too vague and drastic, every "show HN" is an ads, for notoriety at least. I would prefer we draw the line at "content pushed by a third party against paym
by allan_s 8mo ago
Thats too vague and drastic, every "show HN" is an ads, for notoriety at least. I would prefer we draw the line at "content pushed by a third party against payment must be displaid only with regard to where it is displaid and must not use information about to whom it is displaid" .
I.e displaying an ads about Sentry on a ads technica page, find . Displaying an ads about hiking equipment on ars techbica because i made a google search abd it is estimated I like that -> not fine. It would kill all the incentive to overtrack the ROI will no more justify the cost.
- SecretDreams 8mo agoNah, advertisement in general. Just make the internet a paid sub. We don't need influencers or snake oil ads. And without ads and influencers, there is no reason for meta to try to keep people infinitely stuck to their phones. They can get their cut just from a paid sub.
- ashdksnndck 8mo agoNetflix (even before they introduced ads) optimized for watch time. Higher watch time = higher retention for subscriptions (even when prices go up).
- jama211 8mo agoAre we wishcasting here or suggesting realistic policy?
- ThunderSizzle 8mo agoEvery website would then become a snake oil salesman for buying their subscription. It'd be like streaming today. Fragmented, expensive, and useless. And no one would like it. Beyond that, websites would still need people to be addicted to justify the sub. And furthermore, "sponsorships" will still occur behind the sub wall.
- SecretDreams 8mo agoWhat was the internet like in the early days before monetization? (Hint: I was there and it was great, albeit slow on dial up =]).
- NeutralCrane 8mo agoShow HN isn’t advertising in the sense they are addressing: paying a website for space to promote something. There’s no payment taking place with Show HN. If no payment can be made, websites have to find another revenue model besides advertising, and don’t have an incentive to keep users addicted and endlessly consuming.