Reply to post: Re: It's not like we don't have a micro payment rich alternative ecosystem...

In defence of online ads: The 'net ain't free and you ain't paying

John Brown (no body) Silver badge

Re: It's not like we don't have a micro payment rich alternative ecosystem...

"Also few people complain about ads, what people complain about is tracking and Javascript which are completely different things."

People started complaining about ads when the first flashing GIFs adverts arrived. Tracking and javascript just exacerbated the problem.

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