It looks like a great way to get rid of a loyal audience on your website

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Post by atominte » Mon, Jul 17, 2023, 5:07 AM UTC

It looks like a great way to get rid of a loyal audience on your website
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Post by Tomte » Mon, Jul 17, 2023, 5:22 AM UTC

Real title: Google is testing new Rewarded Ad Gate beta program for publishers

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Post by rzzzwilson » Mon, Jul 17, 2023, 6:12 AM UTC

I'd have to agree:

>> If the user chooses not to view a short ad, they won’t be able to access the site until their page views reset the following month or they choose to view the ad.

Locking users out until they view an advert. Brilliant?!

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Post by jtode » Mon, Jul 17, 2023, 7:15 AM UTC

What Do You Want To Enshittify Today?

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Post by atominte » Mon, Jul 17, 2023, 9:23 AM UTC

Tomte wrote: post #2

Real title: Google is testing new Rewarded Ad Gate beta program for publishers

The true headline is that Google is trying something very unfavorable to publishers on long-term, but because it has a monopoly, who cares?