News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on New York Times phasing out all 3rd-party advertising data. Parent comment

Re:New York Times phasing out all 3rd-party advertising data by vntok on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @03:48AM (#23244368)
Isn't the user-desired functionality that the New York Times make enough money to continue investigating and publishing news? Ads are simply a means to an end.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:New York Times phasing out all 3rd-party advertising data by thomastjeffery on Saturday May 23, 2020 @01:31AM (#23280188)
No. The user doesn't desire journalism to be dependent on ad revenue.

It isn't the user's responsibility to provide a better solution. Not having a solution doesn't make the problem disappear.

[ Parent | on HN ]