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IANAL, but it occurred to me that this might be a push to delegitimize ad blockers in the eyes of the law. Not that I'm that cynical; like most of what Google d
by belovedeagle 11y ago
IANAL, but it occurred to me that this might be a push to delegitimize ad blockers in the eyes of the law. Not that I'm that cynical; like most of what Google does, this is probably seen by them as valuable and beneficial on its own. But if ad "blocking" (in the most general sense) is a service, aren't you stealing that service by doing it yourself? I think no, but to the user and court who don't understand the mechanics, it might seem so.
- craftkiller 11y agoWhen I first heard of contributor I got excited that Google might be pivoting their revenue flow. Recognizing that ad revenue days may be numbered due to the increasing popularity of ad blockers, I figured Google was turning into an automatic version of flattr. Unfortunately I've heard contributor works by out-bidding all the other ads on the site so, assuming that's true, I'd say this is just an attempt to increase bidding competition to drive up ad prices.