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Is this a better solution for ad supported creators dilemma? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 days ago by serenissi@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I do agree it is not a dilemma to everyone. Still many believe that blocking ads harms creators supported by them. It is true for google adsense based platforms like youtube (youtube premium requires account, hence privacy implication).

Instead any content anyone watches can be rewatched with ads enabled.

In case a platform trust not logged in views less (as it might be on youtube, I am not sure) the privacy risk can be mitigated by having a -big enough) network of logged in account to 'view' the contents ad enabled.

What do you think?

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[–] serenissi@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

I wish I could rely on Patreon and user funding only. That would be the dream, and if Patreon reached the same amount of money monthly as YouTube ads, I would disable ads on my channel (if that’s still even possible?). The reality though, is that we’re not even close to that yet, and so for now, I need ads, and sponsors to pay the bills.

from https://thelinuxexp.com/Ethics

so it is not the case always.

Though IMO if I don't act based on an ad, the purpose of the ad is defeated and hence effectively the ad is blocked. There are ways to 'clickjack' or 'show' ads without actually seeing it, my proposal is a simplified version of that. I have never done those 'ad viewing' tricks because they are complicated, and probably not suitable for people outside the tech bubble anyway. Also disabling blockers like ubo on a regular browsing session for any website has privacy and potentially security implication, not to mention requirement of using a non blocking dns for the said session.