This highfalutin “it’s about privacy and security” subset of ad blockers is surely pretty small though right?https://twitter.com/aral/status/738742334477733888 …
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Andrew Cunningham Retweeted Aral Balkan
This highfalutin “it’s about privacy and security” subset of ad blockers is surely pretty small though right?https://twitter.com/aral/status/738742334477733888 …
Andrew Cunningham added,
@aral For me it's about media organisations that don't care about the UX and how obstructive their ads are.
no one at any media organization is cackling gleefully about obstructive, full-page, pop-up ads
So why do they allow them on their sites then? Exhibit A:pic.twitter.com/uEksxoWuPM
because people ignore ads that look like ads from The Deck
Yeah, because they're boring. The key is to host engaging ads that don't actively detract from the user experience.
sounds really simple, seems like you have that whole thing cracked
It's not a simple problem to fix. I just think blaming your readers for dealing with it because pubs won't is wrong.
this is probably most frustrating for writers because *i hate internet ads too* but i also need to earn money to live
This toxic business model screws you as much as it screws the readers. The only winners are the owners.+@maxpowley
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