Well, that’s a first: “It appears that you are currently using Ad Blocking software…”
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@matthewhughes @physorg_com Sure, serve ads — but don’t use third-party spyware systems to do it. (How many do that?)
@aral and build a fair, equitable alternative to existing ad networks.
@matthewhughes There you go. Independent ads. No tracking. There *can* be alternatives.
@aral but there aren't. Would you like to build one with me?
@matthewhughes Already got my hands pretty full building one alternative ;) But I’m sure you can find someone else to help :)
@aral want to save the web? A good first step would be to ensure that the people who make it can afford to eat.
@matthewhughes In which case they should find ways of eating that don’t involve jeopardising everyone else’s human rights.
@aral there isn't any. Not any that work at scale, anyway.
@matthewhughes Why is scale a prerequisite?
@aral because what works for a one person blog (like Patreon or Flattr) doesn't work for a larger site like @MakeUseOf, for example.
@aral I agree, but adblocking disproportionately hurts websites more than it does add networks. Still shitty, imho.
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