Number 1 reason for myself is the associated thousands of scripts/calls/cookies that slow sites down to the point of being unusable.
Number 2 reason is how appropriate they are in the context of the media. I can understand having ads to fund a site, but full page ads with miniature close buttons on mobile and even worse, the App Store auto directs just destroy the journey.
Number 3 reason is the crap I get shown. YouTube insists on showing me war simulation games or trading apps. I care for neither. I also wonder how people with PTSD cope with the casual 'war as recreation' ad's that can spring up when watching something like a woodworking TY channel.
how about paying for content:
I am working on this: http://minutesworth.launchrock.com, currently have a chrome extension that keeps track of time you spent on a website. currently in the works is pub payouts.
They are an assault on my visual field. I'd just rather not see them. And I don't like what they stand for. I'm aware that a lot of thought goes into their design, though often it doesn't seem like it. I guess all they have to be is eyecatching, which is what makes them particularly annoying.
Yes I know Nike exists already, thanks very much. I'll choose my alcohol when it's in front of me, thanks very much. I'll search for products when I actually need something, thanks very much. No, your attractive models will not make me buy your products, thanks very much.
1. Running someone's random JavaScript code exposes me to malware, even on reputable sites (who have no control over the content of the ads they get from their ad network).
2. Tracking me across the internet violates my privacy (and feels creepy).
3. Ads that play video or audio are excessively intrusive. If the ads take up more of the user's attention than the web site, the web site isn't worth visiting.
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[ 3.9 ms ] story [ 47.6 ms ] threadNumber 2 reason is how appropriate they are in the context of the media. I can understand having ads to fund a site, but full page ads with miniature close buttons on mobile and even worse, the App Store auto directs just destroy the journey.
Number 3 reason is the crap I get shown. YouTube insists on showing me war simulation games or trading apps. I care for neither. I also wonder how people with PTSD cope with the casual 'war as recreation' ad's that can spring up when watching something like a woodworking TY channel.
If adtech companies leaned on Washington to get better internet in the field, I would support them. But they don't.
Yes I know Nike exists already, thanks very much. I'll choose my alcohol when it's in front of me, thanks very much. I'll search for products when I actually need something, thanks very much. No, your attractive models will not make me buy your products, thanks very much.
2. Tracking me across the internet violates my privacy (and feels creepy).
3. Ads that play video or audio are excessively intrusive. If the ads take up more of the user's attention than the web site, the web site isn't worth visiting.