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Re:Advertising Is a Cancer on Society by oneil512 on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @04:09PM (#20577941)
No, literally all free content, videos, media, blog posts, whatever you want to call it, has to rely on advertising if they want to make a profit.
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Re:Advertising Is a Cancer on Society by criddell on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @04:14PM (#20577995)
How do you explain Wikipedia?
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Re:Advertising Is a Cancer on Society by oneil512 on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @04:15PM (#20578018)
if they want to make a profit.

Wikipedia is a non-profit.

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Re:Advertising Is a Cancer on Society by criddell on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @04:30PM (#20578185)
That's true, but it's still a successful corporation that is supported by users and donors (to the tune of $100 million each year).
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