Re:We're building a dystopia just to make people click on ad...
by fsloth on Tuesday March 27, 2018 @12:26AM
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1. There are other markets than US. Europe probably not follow suit even if US allowed it's utilities more rent seeking
2. Market for adds and ISP:s operate on different levels. Just because the downstream utility offering the datastream becomes more expensive, it does not mean content providers would echew ads. Sure, the ISP might want a cut of the third party add but that does not translate to any consumer benefit
2. Market for adds and ISP:s operate on different levels. Just because the downstream utility offering the datastream becomes more expensive, it does not mean content providers would echew ads. Sure, the ISP might want a cut of the third party add but that does not translate to any consumer benefit