The problem is that most of the victims are accomplices to the crime, but even more so the makers and founders who <i>make</i> out on ad revenue.<p>Advertising is our C8: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10047706" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10047706</a>. That comment net 48 votes so I am cautiously hopeful. I say &quot;net&quot; because everytime I call out the moral failing of the ad &quot;business model&quot;, I get downvotes. The salaries of too many people here are underwriten by ads.