Russell Keith-Magee
Putting myself on record: I would *gladly* pay for an ad blocker that required a monthly subscription, with the understanding that the bulk of the subscription money went to the websites being blocked as replacement for the revenue lost from ads. I'd also likely pay more than the amount I generate in monthly revenue (within reason) just so I could have a predictable monthly bill.
https://social.coop/@chrisjrn/112158412576308648
Christopher Neugebauer (@[email protected])

@[email protected] I have been wanting that too (and have had a good grasp of the payment processing economics for _years_ now), and I am just so upset that the company that's figured out how to sell to a significant portion of the ad-supported internet has decided that their product is ad blocker blocking instead of direct revenue recovery

social.coop
Mar 25, 2024 at 11:24pmWeb
Show threadRaj Patel Mar 25, 2024
@freakboy3742 I thought Brave did something similar with their browser? Although I think they may also have been called out for supporting some unsavoury websites but I guess you'd need pretty solid vetting for an affiliate programme.
Show threadRussell Keith-MageeMar 26, 2024
@irix ...amongst the other reasons Brave has been called out. Supporting crypto, its "ad replacement" scheme, Brandon Eich... pick your reason; I won't touch it with a bargepole.
Show threadStan SeibertMar 26, 2024

@freakboy3742 @chrisjrn I was a happy paying customer of Scroll before it shutdown: https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/28/scroll-launch/

My flat $5/month was split across the various news sites I frequented in proportion to how much I read them. Sort of in the same style as YouTube Premium.

They were acquired by Twitter in 2021 (a year before the Elonocalypse) and disappeared: https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/05/distraction-free-reading-service-scroll-is-shutting-down-and-becoming-a-feature-of-twitter-blue/

Scroll launches its subscription offering ad-free access across 300 partner sites | TechCrunch

After a long period of invite-only beta testing, Scroll is officially launching today, offering ad-free access to sites like BuzzFeed News, Business

TechCrunch
Show threadChristopher NeugebauerMar 26, 2024
@seibert
I really sincerely wish this information were useful to me.
@freakboy3742
Show threadHarry PercivalMar 26, 2024
@freakboy3742 i think google had a thing like this for a while? you could pay to not see ads on search pages. i remember it being (a) quite expensive and (b) it only blocked like 50% of ads, even on google.
Show threadRussell Keith-MageeMar 26, 2024
@hjwp They've got Youtube Red (or whatever they call it this week), and I'm already subscribed to that - but if they’ve got this for ads generally (a) they're hiding it well, and (b) if it doesn't block 100% of ads, it kind of misses the point.
Show threadHynek SchlawackMar 26, 2024
@freakboy3742 @hjwp It’s YouTube Premium and there’s 0 ads and I would cancel any streaming service before giving up that one.
Show threadNoah KMar 26, 2024
@hynek @freakboy3742 @hjwp it doesn’t block embedded sponsorship ads, but sponsorblock does.
Show threadRussell Keith-MageeMar 26, 2024
@hynek Oh, I’m 100% team YouTube Premium. Having kids, it’s a basic survival tactic.
Show threadKushal Das   🇸🇪Mar 26, 2024
@freakboy3742 @hjwp I don't see ads on Youtube Premium.
Show threadJannis LeidelMar 26, 2024
@freakboy3742 @hjwp Isn’t that what the company behind Adbock (Plus) does? CW/adtech lingo: https://eyeo.com/what-we-do
What we do | eyeo

Discover innovative solutions in ad filtering, privacy, and sustainability. We empower publishers with content monetization, provide advertisers access to ad-filtering users, and prioritize user control for an unparalleled online experience.

eyeo
Show threadRussell Keith-MageeMar 26, 2024
@jezdez If it is, they really need to work on their messaging - reading their website, it’s not clear that they pass money to the sites hosting ads. It’s a lot more discussion of “privacy, improved UX,…”; which, … sure - but doesn’t address why sites use ads.
Show threadFlorian ApollonerMar 26, 2024
@freakboy3742 @jezdez wasn't that the company that allowed websites to be excluded from the adblock lists by paying? But I lost track of the shady things AdBlock plus did 🤷
Show threadJannis LeidelMar 26, 2024
@apollo13 @freakboy3742 I think so