• PoorPocketsMcNewHold@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Oh, there’s a third way. Like DuckDuckGo & Qwant for example. Just have sponsored ads unrelated to you, or ads related to the specific search only (Without detailing your actual search terms to the one buying the ads) and selected companies in such “store” articles results.

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      1 year ago

      I said it’s ads or selling data - it can be any combination of those 3 factors

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      1 year ago

      User choice in the form of multiple tiers would be ideal. I might or might not pay to remove non-creepy ads depending on how they’re presented.