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4cd68e40 | 1 years ago (raw) | export | reply | flag +2 
 Good question, website!

1. Faster page loading
2. Content doesn't get obscured
3. Not getting tracked by data brokers
4. Not getting infected by ransomware via vulnerable ad networks
5. Forcing publishers to pursue sustainable revenue streams instead of racing to the click-bait bottom

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4cd68e40 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Just btw, I have nothing against ads.

But almost all ad networks do way more than show ads, often the ads are just a byproduct of incessant tracking and data gathering. 

Combined with inefficient and insecure implementation and fueled by a death spiral of websites trying to outcompete each other on the most gross content.