Malware, shmalware. This is my computer. I decide what gets downloaded to it and what doesn&#x27;t. If a publisher has a way to make it impossible to download their content without ads, then fine. I&#x27;ll most likely just pass. But as long as the two are separable, I have no moral responsibility to download anything or run any code that I don&#x27;t want on my machine.<p>If they want to charge for their content, then go ahead and charge and produce something valuable enough that people are willing to pay for it. 99.999% of articles online are just time-wasting bullshit that has nearly no practical influence on anything important in one&#x27;s life.