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Re:Facebook users said no to tracking, and now advertisers a... by BeetleB on Thursday July 15, 2021 @04:28PM (#27849714)
> You see it today with newspaper paywalls and the like.

Curious example, since this was the case for most of the history of journalism.

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Re:Facebook users said no to tracking, and now advertisers a... by afavour on Thursday July 15, 2021 @04:30PM (#27849733)
Not entirely, historically newspapers had both ads and a sale price. That price was subsidised by ads.

But you’re right that it’s not so clear. Maybe a more straightforward example is broadcast TV: ABC, NBC and the like. Free at delivery, paid for by ads.

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Re:Facebook users said no to tracking, and now advertisers a... by archduck on Thursday July 15, 2021 @05:55PM (#27850585)
Classifieds were a huge source of income as well.
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Re:Facebook users said no to tracking, and now advertisers a... by BeetleB on Thursday July 15, 2021 @06:03PM (#27850646)
Yes, that's what I meant. Even though it was subsidized by ads, you still needed to pay for it.
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