Most people here seem to forget that ads is what pays for the free internet services. The main issue with them is not making the consent more explicit to the user. I think the business model: you either get this for free with ads and targeting, or otherwise you have to pay X, should be more common. I bet most people would pick the free option with ads and targeting.
> Most people here seem to forget that ads is what pays for the free internet services.
Nobody forgets that, and the issue (at least for me) isn't the ads, it's the spying. It's entirely possible to have a financially healthy ad ecosystem without the spying. It used to be the norm, even.