• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    17
    ·
    11 months ago

    They make money just by adding to their page view count. Because then they can justify charging advertisers higher rates.

    • YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.worldOP
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      arrow-down
      16
      ·
      11 months ago

      That’s how it used to work, but ad companies haven’t counted page views in a decade. It’s about ad views. That is why so many sites have the stupid ad blocker popup so you can’t see their content with a blocker on. Of course you can just disable javascript on the site settings to stop that.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        14
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        11 months ago

        Is it really worth assuming that everyone here has an ad blocker and a javascript blocker? Because otherwise you’re generating revenue for the Murdochs, aren’t you?

        If you want to give a conservative perspective, I can’t believe there is no better source than the New York Post.