What's happening with PR Forum

[sockwithaticket]

Is that not how most of them generate revenue? It might be annoying, but they need to make money somehow if browsers aren't paying up front.

[Dinsdale Piranha]

A lot of sites are now using scripts to force you to disable ad blockers before they let you in.

News sites are a nightmare for that

I have yet to find a site that it worth turning off my adblocker for. PR still works OK in firefox with an adblocker although the page layout has got worse.

[ASMO]

Is that not how most of them generate revenue? It might be annoying, but they need to make money somehow if browsers aren't paying up front.

Why? with the numbers going to PR and here, ad revenue will nowhere near cover the costs so may as well enhance the user experience and have no ads.

[sockwithaticket]

Is that not how most of them generate revenue? It might be annoying, but they need to make money somehow if browsers aren't paying up front.

Why? with the numbers going to PR and here, ad revenue will nowhere near cover the costs so may as well enhance the user experience and have no ads.

Sorry, I meant to the more general point about news sites. Niche, low traffic places where there's little chance recouping cost, yes there's no point.

[Ymx]

Is that not how most of them generate revenue? It might be annoying, but they need to make money somehow if browsers aren't paying up front.

Why? with the numbers going to PR and here, ad revenue will nowhere near cover the costs so may as well enhance the user experience and have no ads.

I’ve often wondered what is in it for you.

Clearly not traditional revenue in terms of ads or subscriptions.

Only other avenues would be
Sponsored content
Data collection
Scientific research where you are conducting an experiment.

I personally like to think you are using it as AI training data to create a mad rugby genius. But may only succeed in the mad part.

[Chrysoprase]

Is that not how most of them generate revenue? It might be annoying, but they need to make money somehow if browsers aren't paying up front.

Why? with the numbers going to PR and here, ad revenue will nowhere near cover the costs so may as well enhance the user experience and have no ads.

I’ve often wondered what is in it for you.

Clearly not traditional revenue in terms of ads or subscriptions.

Only other avenues would be
Sponsored content
Data collection
Scientific research where you are conducting an experiment.

I personally like to think you are using it as AI training data to create a mad rugby genius. But may only succeed in the mad part.

The genius bit is definitely questionable

[ASMO]

Why? with the numbers going to PR and here, ad revenue will nowhere near cover the costs so may as well enhance the user experience and have no ads.

I’ve often wondered what is in it for you.

Clearly not traditional revenue in terms of ads or subscriptions.

Only other avenues would be
Sponsored content
Data collection
Scientific research where you are conducting an experiment.

I personally like to think you are using it as AI training data to create a mad rugby genius. But may only succeed in the mad part.

The genius bit is definitely questionable

Sadly nothing so machiavelian, just put it down to philanthropy.

[Insane_Homer]

I personally like to think you are using it as AI training data to create a mad rugby genius. But may only succeed in the mad part.

Ya, all seems fine until turns your AI racist.

Exhibit A
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thever ... bot-racist

[mat the expat]

A lot of sites are now using scripts to force you to disable ad blockers before they let you in.

Cunts. The lot of them

Mobile news sites are cancer

[stemoc]

A lot of sites are now using scripts to force you to disable ad blockers before they let you in.

News sites are a nightmare for that

yeah Blockadblock, i always work around it by using noscript, just put the site on noscript block which will disable their Blockadblock script as well..did it on pr bored too..didn't need to do it here cause this site isn't run by a greedy cunt.

[Ymx]

I personally like to think you are using it as AI training data to create a mad rugby genius. But may only succeed in the mad part.

Ya, all seems fine until turns your AI racist.

Exhibit A
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thever ... bot-racist

This one could have been so much better. Although I expect it might have fairly outspoken views on covid lockdowns and face masks.