&gt; An internet where we pay for it instead of it being supported by user targeted ads isn&#x27;t going to be covered by paying 10 cents per article you really liked.<p>There&#x27;s Google Contributer, which lets you pay several pennies per article rather than see ads.  It could work if existing ad networks let you opt out of ads and cover the display impressions.<p>Edit: It also shows you pictures of cats instead of ads - <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;i.imgur.com&#x2F;v3jSqyg.png" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;i.imgur.com&#x2F;v3jSqyg.png</a>