Re:Firefox Preview adds support for recommended extensions, ...
by GuB-42 on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @10:40PM
(#22243811)
It will turn into an arms race. Or maybe a switch to a paid subscription based model.
Unfortunately, I think that either way, it will benefit big actors like Google and Facebook.
Google as a first party can seamlessly integrate ads, making them indistinguishable from content, they don't need specialized trackers to track you on their websites. Smaller websites have to rely on third parties, and these are easier to block.
Same thing for subscriptions. Big players can provide attractive paid subscriptions. For example there is enough content on YouTube for $10/month, but independent actors can't do that and they need another model.
Unfortunately, I think that either way, it will benefit big actors like Google and Facebook.
Google as a first party can seamlessly integrate ads, making them indistinguishable from content, they don't need specialized trackers to track you on their websites. Smaller websites have to rely on third parties, and these are easier to block.
Same thing for subscriptions. Big players can provide attractive paid subscriptions. For example there is enough content on YouTube for $10/month, but independent actors can't do that and they need another model.