Re:Brave: Brendan Eich's clean-ads browser startup
by eevilspock on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @08:51PM
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Imagine if instead of libraries we made literature accessible to everyone by inserting ads, including "native ads" and product placements in the stories! Egads!
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Re:Brave: Brendan Eich's clean-ads browser startup
by mirimir on Thursday January 21, 2016 @12:51AM
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Excellent point. Libraries are public services. They're funded by private groups and governments. But it's not just about charity. There's an expectation of social benefit, which indirectly benefits even private funders.