[stevewillows]

For me, this calls back to a need for micro-transactions much like Flattr, but for all sites. Set your own category budget (e.g. $10/m for 'news'), and then the extension keeps tabs on the sites you visit and the categories they fall under. At the end of the month, the budget is divided up equally.

It doesn't sound like a lot, but even a dime or two per person adds up to more than these companies are seeing from the adblockers.

[imron]

Check out the brave browser and its payment settings.

[stevewillows]

yes! that's along the lines I was thinking. On the surface its such a simple idea, but it doesn't seem to be widespread. I also like that it takes into account time spent on the site, but not as the sole metric.

In my view, this will be part of the future of a somewhat ad-free internet.