Well, almost everyone blocks ads so this is the next iteration. Anyone with a few braincells saw this coming. In the future, the only way you're going to get actual/verifiable/trustworthy news is by paying for it. Like the good ol' times.
Who knew journalism is an actual job? not me. I want every website to be free.
The freely available ones are going to run by the rich to peddle ads and propaganda (yes they do it already but there are still free press floating around asking for donations, which will eventually dry out). The poor will be misled with mis-information and clickbaits and people will wonder why shitheads are getting elected everywhere.
Bots will be posting these on every social media (federated or not) and the freeloaders and "no advertisements ever" crowd that never contribute anything to a sustainable internet with free and accessible information for all will be complaining about "enshittification" all day long.
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