> We need to rebuild the ad-free web.
Agree but how do you pay for? Will it be a government owned, taxpayer funded free internet?
Agree but how do you pay for? Will it be a government owned, taxpayer funded free internet?
If one has something to say one can host it. Hosting a small website yourself cost peanuts and simple websites should cover most non commercial use.
The walled gardens are killing the independent small scale websites. Facebook and Reddit essentially are eating every community site and those doesn't make much admoney anyway.
I’ll pay to host my own content - but if it’s just static content - that’s essentially zero.
Also, I’ll make tools to make it easy for anyone to create their own self-hosted website.
No ads needed.
And if I make a product or service of value, I’ll sell it - without ads.
Word of mouth recommendations are great. Somebody can make a review or a blog post about it because they like it.
Others can find it when they search for it - because they need it.
Think about it - how many things/services do you buy because you saw an ad versus because you had a need and sought out the best product that could fulfill it.
In fact, I think it would be awesome if a new search engine could step up - ad free web search (excludes any website that uses ads).
"The information age" should really be called "the age of colored noise".
- Adfree Only (No Ads or Tracking Allowed on the domain)
wiby.me - looks like this is a 1990s website generator