How should we pay for the internet, if not via ads? Serious question here.
Somehow the infrastructure and content must get paid for, or it will deteriorate and go away. If not via ads, what's a better plan?
Somehow the infrastructure and content must get paid for, or it will deteriorate and go away. If not via ads, what's a better plan?
Wouldn't it be better to see MORE relevant, more valuable, and overall fewer ads?
As for content monetization, I host my own site without ads, solely to spread my own views. I take enjoyment in that.
I watch YouTube with uBlock Origin on my laptop, and NewPipe on my phone. If I were forced to watch ads, I'd stop watching. And I wouldn't pay for YouTube, because I believe it is much larger than its competition, and don't want to contribute to a monopoly.
I pay for Nebula, and when the creator also posts there, that is where I watch their videos.
I'd rather pay cash money for the app that is being advertised, than pay-per-view for ads promoting a free app I'll never download, which itself is funded by more adverts.
"I'd rather pay cash money for the app that is being advertised" Me too! But I think we're in the minority. When I ask most people about whether they'd pay for content to avoid ads, they say "no, why would I pay when it's free?"
"than pay-per-view for ads..." - Actually I'd LOVE to have literal pay-per-view for content. Can I pay 1 cent or 5 cents or whatever to read that article without any ads or trackers and such? I think that would be a great experience - but again, I think I'm alone on that.