We’re dropping Google Ads
For smaller websites (also referred to the democratization of the internet), I am sure many people may (or have) feel (felt) guilty for using an ad-blocker.<p>Then you see all those shitty ads for:<p>- finding a russian bride<p>- getting rich through some millionaires secret<p>- anti-aging remedies<p>- adware<p>and you realize that the ad-model only benefits Google and the peddlers pushing the dodgy adverts. Everyone else is losing.<p>People keep saying that &quot;journalism is dying&quot;, but this industry and its ad-model isn&#x27;t very &quot;old&quot; in historical terms. For every Business Insider that dies, the world will carry on. For quality journalism (an oxymoron of sorts) and news that matters to people and their circumstances, I assume people will keep forking out money (like they do for The Economist).<p>If someone smarter than myself can elaborate, how is Googles business-model for ads on 3rd-party websites sustainable for the long-term?