Re:The case for banning ads in social media
by houseboat on Thursday November 14, 2019 @07:36PM
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I hate the idea of ads:
When you get around to the concept of using ad-supported media for "free", you know where you left off. For instance, if you were willing to give up on ads, you'd make an explicit change to ban people from social media. It may not hurt them in the long run, but it's certainly useful for people and probably also for advertisers.
This way, advertisers get more value out of advertising, and they don't have a need for ads on other platforms.
The big problem is not that you don't own all the content that you don't own, but that many of your content is being used. That is not the same as blocking adverts.
When you get around to the concept of using ad-supported media for "free", you know where you left off. For instance, if you were willing to give up on ads, you'd make an explicit change to ban people from social media. It may not hurt them in the long run, but it's certainly useful for people and probably also for advertisers.
This way, advertisers get more value out of advertising, and they don't have a need for ads on other platforms.
The big problem is not that you don't own all the content that you don't own, but that many of your content is being used. That is not the same as blocking adverts.