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I'll start this off by sincerely thanking you for trying to push morals and ethics. That being said...

Too bad so sad. I actually would have liked advertising to help support good websites, but we gave them a good, long chance, and the industry blew it. Articles like this don't make me shed a single tear. I wish it was different, but that industry brought it on themselves.

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The only problem is that we're now pushing ad networks into much more murky waters... And believe me, they'll do anything to make their monthly budget.

Ever heard of native advertising? Basicly just a catch-all name given to ads that look like content. You might think that advertisers are playing nice and that they stick a "sponsored" tag on ads that look like content (as the law requires most places), but in fact they "forget" quite often.

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