Over at The Verge, Casey Newton wrote about the increasingly heated battle between Apple and advertisers. There are a couple of tidbits I wanted to comment on.
If you believe that free, ad-supported news is beneficial to a healthy democracy, it’s worth noting that all these pro-privacy changes come at a cost.
Free is great, free news is greater, and transparency is greatest. I believe discussing a healthy democracy involves advocating for open source software, which would necessitate a stance against Apple. So I don’t disagree, and as Mr. Newton notes, we need strong privacy laws as well. He also shares an interesting link to Vox, in which some news publishers are considering abandoning iOS if they can’t monetize their users.
Check It Out: News Publishers Consider Abandoning iOS Over Privacy Feature
Post an ad when I’m on your site, that’s fine. Wanna‘ follow me around and find out everything I read and everything I do? FU.
Yes, ads are the price we pay for free content, but they are not going to get my track for free.