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Re:Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appe... by fraboniface on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @07:31AM (#46525658)
You're dead right, it would be the one killer move to remove a lot of perverse incentives, fix the internet, possibly even social media, and all live in a happier world. The whole economy would stop paying the ad tax to Google and Meta.

And it's not that impractical : just make a consumer-run search engine for products and services.

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Re:Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appe... by dmix on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @08:33AM (#46526194)
People already complain about having 10 differently monthly subscriptions for internet stuff. If you remove ads people will need 30 to do the same stuff they do now.
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Re:Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appe... by tcfhgj on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @10:34AM (#46527562)
or micro payments or something different which will work better.
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