[jqpabc123]

Maybe the reason feed readers have fallen out of favor is because too many people are corrupting the concept and attempting to turn it into yet another advertising channel.

I would love to use RSS for semi-real time, one way communication.

What would help make this practical is one simple, cross-platform reader available everywhere --- Windows, Linux, Android, iOS and Web/browser.

Only support feeds the user manually subscribes too. Check for new content in the background on a user defined interval. Notify the user if something new is available.

Easy, simple but universal would be the key for me.

[hopesthoughts]

If you use an adblocker, you shouldn't have that problem. I mean, it will get around most things. My preferred way of reading feeds is in list view, so I get an excerpt with a link anyway.