Mozilla: Ad on Firefox’s new tab page was just another experiment

gulbanana wrote: post #3

how do these people convince themselves that the problem with ads is privacy and tracking? i use an ad blocker so that i _won’t see ads_.

I would happily pay a flat $50/month for an ad-free experience where content producers got paid for each of their pages I visit.

Re: Mozilla: Ad on Firefox’s new tab page was just another experiment

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Post by maxhetfeld » Tue, Jan 01, 2019, 4:06 PM UTC

It's just a prank.

Re: Mozilla: Ad on Firefox’s new tab page was just another experiment

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Post by alyandon » Tue, Jan 01, 2019, 5:35 PM UTC

david-gpu wrote: post #4

gulbanana wrote: post #3

how do these people convince themselves that the problem with ads is privacy and tracking? i use an ad blocker so that i _won’t see ads_.

I would happily pay a flat $50/month for an ad-free experience where content producers got paid for each of their pages I visit.

We really need some form of frictionless micropayment system that goes directly to the publishers.

I would gladly pay for ad-free web content (for example, NYT and WSJ) if they made it possible for me to pay them via a consumption based model instead of trying to force me into an expensive yearly subscription.

Re: Mozilla: Ad on Firefox’s new tab page was just another experiment

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Post by Proven » Tue, Jan 01, 2019, 6:03 PM UTC

Disgusting

Re: Mozilla: Ad on Firefox’s new tab page was just another experiment

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Post by Proven » Tue, Jan 01, 2019, 6:05 PM UTC

david-gpu wrote: post #4

gulbanana wrote: post #3

how do these people convince themselves that the problem with ads is privacy and tracking? i use an ad blocker so that i _won’t see ads_.

I would happily pay a flat $50/month for an ad-free experience where content producers got paid for each of their pages I visit.

That's what Brave enables (although they also "pre-collect" payments for those publishers who may not be aware of their "service" - quite scammy, so I uninstalled their browser from desktops and use it only on my phone)

Re: Mozilla: Ad on Firefox’s new tab page was just another experiment

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Post by ronsor » Tue, Jan 01, 2019, 6:16 PM UTC

david-gpu wrote: post #4

gulbanana wrote: post #3

how do these people convince themselves that the problem with ads is privacy and tracking? i use an ad blocker so that i _won’t see ads_.

I would happily pay a flat $50/month for an ad-free experience where content producers got paid for each of their pages I visit.

I already pay the ISP for internet service.

Re: Mozilla: Ad on Firefox’s new tab page was just another experiment

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Post by keepingscore » Tue, Jan 01, 2019, 7:01 PM UTC

Based on their logic ads in newspapers aren't ads because customer information isn't shared with the advertiser until they connect with the ad and visit their store.