Internet Ads Debate

Ads subsidise the internet for the people that cant afford it. Subscription models will kill off the web/internet as we have it. I don't care for ads either specially those that hamper with the viewing of the content. If you dont want to see ads just visit the sites.

Explain to me how some of the world's most popular services would operate without advertising revenue?

"a place where there are fewer ads" requires some alternate form of monetization. If "paying for it" isn't acceptable to you, what's left?

People are not prepared to pay for your content, so you bemoan that when you give it to them for free (but in so doing destroy their privacy), they attempt to block that revenue stream.I'd like to suggest advertising has become a crutch, preventing you from innovating: why not try and find a way to produce product content that people wish to pay for?If you can't do that, you have two choices: continue as you are, but see it as a voluntary hobbyist project in which the content is

A big problem that the web has is that it has no standard for micro-transactions. As such, the web is powered by ads or subscriptions. That's a fact.Of course, we can talk about the "indie web", the one in which enthusiasts often get overworked without pay, and then have to provide support for free to entitled users, while begging for donations to keep the servers alive (e.g., Mastodon, etc). But IMO that's not sustainable. Servers, electricity, people’s time aren't f

This won't stop an advertiser driven web. Only an alternative approach that maintain provider profits. Adverts exist because we refuse to pay for every service. This doesn't offer an alternative, but presumes to know better by removing user's choice.

The world simply does not need profit-motivated online content. The internet can be a place for physical business to interact with customers and individuals/groups to share their ideas and art. None of that requires ad funding. The only thing that does require advertising for revenue (and is of any value) is reporting work, and they're struggling in the current model anyway. What great conveniences are you worried about losing? Social media sites? Forums existed without any fund

No, ads have become a burden to society. Everything you describe is a byproduct of ad-supported business models that power majority of the internet today - search, mainstream websites and social media. Remove reliance on ads and things start to get much simpler.

No one is going to pay for a random website. Even if you visit that sites daily it's a hard sell.With the inflation people don't have money laying around to spend on non-essential things.You seem to be head through wall determined that it's just matter of accessibility. It's not. Ads are ok. 1 company dominating the ad scene is what's wrong.There should be an open alternative to Adsense. Without shady dealings. A public ad marketplace that keeps 1%, which should

This is the Internet, whose users tend to be highly innovative. If your business model is built on serving (good) content with ads and people don't like ads, then you will have a problem. It is a pity for some, but inherent to the Internet.I have seen many web sites turn from a hobby into a small business funded by ads, who are now feeling the pinch. They either need to find a new way to monetize what they offer, or turn into a hobby project again. (Which often saves a lot of money on ho