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Re:L.A. Times to Furlough Workers as Ad Revenue ‘Nearly Elim... by DeathArrow on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @09:19AM (#22877344)
Until then people might learn that an online experience without ads is possible.
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Re:L.A. Times to Furlough Workers as Ad Revenue ‘Nearly Elim... by CydeWeys on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @11:22AM (#22878796)
The current online experience is not remotely possible without ads. I'm willing to wager that the vast majority of content that you consume online is advertising supported, not directly supported by you. All of that is gonna start going away without advertising revenue.
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Re:L.A. Times to Furlough Workers as Ad Revenue ‘Nearly Elim... by banads on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @02:10PM (#22881034)
>The current online experience is not remotely possible without ads

The current online experience is horrendous because of the ad industry.

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Re:L.A. Times to Furlough Workers as Ad Revenue ‘Nearly Elim... by Noos on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @11:04AM (#22878527)
until a lot of the sites go belly up, as well as many of their content creators.
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