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Re: Pay Google to stop seeing ads

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Post by kevindeasis »

This seems like a good idea. Well, there are numerous people using ad blocking software. The percentage of blocking ads is really high. So, why not have another plan for people that uses blocking software.

Some people use blocking software that I know like blocking software so they can block all the other terrible ads that come from other ad providers. Those other ads are really intrusive. So, if some of the funds are going to the contributors of a site. Why not have another plan meant for blocking higher amount of ads.

Re: Pay Google to stop seeing ads

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Post by heavymark »

Google's attempt at dealing with the increasing number of people using Ad Blockers which as sky rocketed with the push from Apple. So they are trying their best to curb the growth. While there will be some noble people like a lot of us reading this, the rest of the world will simply install and Adblocker to block all ads for free rather than pay money to block some ads.

Re: Pay Google to stop seeing ads

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Post by rdancer »

They should have negotiated a contract with all the ad networks that have a name, and licensed an adblocker for the rest. They should aggressively support the adblock detection => annoying reminder that has been slowly gaining traction lately. "Fewer ads on million of sites" (there is ~ 1 billion sites worldwide[1]) is not a selling point. "No more ads, ever" is.

[1] http://www.internetlivestats.com/total-number-of-websites/

Re: Pay Google to stop seeing ads

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Post by LeoPanthera »

You're paying the site hosting the ad, at least indirectly. They get a portion of your money.

If this is popular, it will probably increase ad revenue, so more sites are likely to want to show Google ads, which means people not paying into this scheme will see even more ads as a result.

Re: Pay Google to stop seeing ads

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Post by criddell »

Blocking ads motivates some people but many others are motivated by the desire to not be tracked. When I read a paper magazine, nobody knows what pages I flip through, what ads I read, no profile is being built, etc... Why can't ads on the internet be as dumb?

For the past 20 years, I've been hearing how ads will be less annoying once advertisers can target more effectively. I think the exact opposite has happened. Look at some shoes on Zappos and the next week or two they are going to follow you everywhere. For me, that's far more annoying than random untargeted ads.

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