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Re:The ad-based internet is dying, and it's getting worse in... by woooooo on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @08:28PM (#36688966)
I recently googled some random topic (drag race engines I think) and got some mediocre article from 5 years ago that satisfied my curiosity.

The website was actively user-hostile. Multiple things popping up all over the place, the works.

Is there any other destiny for content like that? Long since written, but owned and served. Why not enshittify as much as possible, one performance review cycle at a time?

Re:The ad-based internet is dying, and it's getting worse in... by soared on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @09:01PM (#36689212)
Interesting thought that for content where no competition exists, the owner can maximize profit by drowning it in ads. Doesn’t seem like there is much of an alternative outside of legislation or action from google to enforce stricter ad standards(like how pop ups got killed)