I started to notice that more sites are turning into paywalls, and I don’t like that and would prefer ads over subscriptions.

I am curious, what does the general community think about that?

  • Max-P@lemmy.max-p.me
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    21 days ago

    Yeah, I used to not block ads but they’re so invasive these days. If 2 banner ads pop on at the top and bottom of the screen with a full screen app on top with ads between every paragraph and a PIP video ad on top, yeah, I don’t even bother reading the article.

    And I sure as hell am not subscribing to a $10/mo subscription because someone linked to a paywalled article either. It’s so crazy those sites just assume every visitor is a recurring visitor that might subscribe. Definitely wish there was some sort of micropayment thing, like pay 25 cents to view it or something.