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And there are so many ad networks out there that don't do tracking and have revenues high enough to keep a website afloat. I can think of exactly zero that fit that bill.

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Then maybe ad networks aren't the solution. Maybe it's Flatr or a browser like Brave that automatically pays websites you visit a few cents worth of Bitcoin. The current solution of creepy privacy-violating ad networks must go, and alternatives won't develop organically until there is pressure on publishers to find alternatives.

Flattr failed and is relaunching as a content-backing site for journalists. Brave requires a whole new browser with no extensions support and no online sync and doesn't support actual fees or payments, it's an optional distributed tip jar.

You want to put pressure on publishers? Refuse to visit their site if you don't like the ads.

> You want to put pressure on publishers? Refuse to visit their site if you don't like the ads.

Visiting their site with AdNauseam might put an even bigger pressure on them than not visiting their site at all.

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