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More people would be willing to pay for subscription, directly or indirectly, if ad revenue model didn't exist. Otherwise, "free with ads" outcompetes all. That's why I'm in favor of banning "free with ads" wholesale.


I am not on a high moral ground to talk about ads.I am a web developer, yet I use ublock Origin.

Now, that I have some money, I am willing to pay for subscriptions, because that would mean high quality content, not because of ads. However, there were times in my life when I barely had what to eat and I barely afforded to pay for the Internet connection and paying subscriptions was the last things I was willing to do.

I suppose many of the 7 billion people living on Earth are poor enough to not afford paying for subscription.




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