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by stephengillie 2839 days ago
> claiming all 60+ third parties are necessary for the functionality of the site

If you consider financial needs underpinning the site operation, it's technically true - without the 60+ 3rd parties, they could run out of funds to host the site, after which the site would not function at all.

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There are other sources of funding than advertisements