I would bet that all the marketing and ad departments have seen this coming for a very long time. Considering that, it's absolutely no surprise that native adv

I would bet that all the marketing and ad departments have seen this coming for a very long time. Considering that, it's absolutely no surprise that native advertising is becoming so popular on platforms targeting the 18-36yo demographic. This is where Snapchat hopes to start making big money. The conspiracy theorist in me thinks that Reddit is cashing in on this already. As much as we hate waiting 5 whole seconds before a YouTube video, I think it's much less sinister than having brands shoved into your subconscious. But this is the internet we've created. I think that we'll solve it with time. I'm still not apologizing for using my adblocker.