- Newspapers end. Any news site, or social media peddling news in disguise, will never stop showing you content. Even if that content is something you won't like, and they know you won't like it, but they must retain you at all costs. They simply let you scroll forever. When I'm done with the paper I move on with my day.
- Newspapers are never written 'for you'. The paper clearly writes for an audience but not me as an individual. Not everything I see will be because an Algorithm or someone in product believes this will drive N% more clicks or revenue from me. I can better understand my own biases.
- Ads are obvious, clearly labeled, distinctly different from content, and often includes who paid for them. Ads are also not animated or obtrusive (if sometimes large), which if you turn off ad-block and go to any site these days is a jarring experience. Even sometimes with ad-block on.
[1]https://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/nook-newsstand/newsstand/ne...
The locally owned newspaper has none of this garbage whereas the "corporate owned" newspaper has ALL of it.
None of these problems will get better until 1) consumers pay for things they want, and waaaaaaay more importantly, 2) producers produce content that consumers are willing to pay for. So, it may just never happen.