I am surprised by your comment and the reaction to mine. Why would firefox's users be alienated? They get an adblocker by default that will be supported and maintained by mozilla. If you want to block all ads that would be changing a setting, what google and pals pay for is the default setting that benefits them, they will still get blocked if users want them blocked. This mindset of making an emotional ideologic reaction isn't helping anyone!
> If a way to serve unblockable ads existed, it would already be implemented and widely used
It would require a change in how ads are served and bids are made in realtime. The main reason it isn't happening already is that most people are not blocking ads, especially on mobile where engagement has most value.I'd say ad blocking users are not more than firefox users even.
You're right, it was an emotional reaction comment. I don't like ads, I think ads are a negative on the world, and I hate that nearly every corner of the internet is funded by them. I use Firefox because it's open source software made by a non-profit that I believe is trying to do good in the world. So, when I saw your idea to put even more ads into Firefox, I knee-jerk'd out a negative comment.
I just wish we all directly and willingly funded things that were good.
> when I saw your idea to put even more ads into Firefox, I knee-jerk'd out a negative comment.
That wasn't what I suggested though, it was the opposite. Now i have randos downvoting every comment i make lol. People in general these days need to be more open minded I think.
> If a way to serve unblockable ads existed, it would already be implemented and widely used
It would require a change in how ads are served and bids are made in realtime. The main reason it isn't happening already is that most people are not blocking ads, especially on mobile where engagement has most value.I'd say ad blocking users are not more than firefox users even.