Re:Ask HN: Would you sign an anti-ad pledge?
by tomjen3 on Saturday April 20, 2019 @01:55AM
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Most of the offers I have seen are either widely out of proportion to a reasonable price (e.g essentially all newspapers), won't allow me to maintain privacy, aren't easy to purchase or are pointless bundles (newspapers linked from Facebook, I just want to buy that one article).
I am typing this while listing to google music, which I have a paid subscription for. I also pay for Netflix and HBO. They are worth it for now.
Re:Ask HN: Would you sign an anti-ad pledge?
by dylz on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @04:10PM
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I'd pay for ad and analytic and tracking free. Not just making the ads invisible, but the other code along with it disabled.
Re:Ask HN: Would you sign an anti-ad pledge?
by evanwarfel on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @05:17PM
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That's a great point. People should be able to opt-out.
Re:Ask HN: Would you sign an anti-ad pledge?
by evanwarfel on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @04:02PM
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In all honesty, it's because I did not know that paying for Reddit / Youtube would turn off the ads.
It has been tried multiple times, particularly in print media. Most people, regardless of what they claim, aren't willing to pay for ad free. Just the pure fact that it used to be free, often makes it even harder to convert them.
You say you're willing to pay for ad-free, but I'd ask why you aren't paying for ad free already. Many websites now offer it, and few pay it (e.g. almost all online news, Reddit, Google's ad network, YouTube, etc.