[nerdponx]

Is Snopes having a hard time with money? The article (on mobile) had two huge full-width ads that you had to scroll past, and a persistent banner ad at the bottom, and they're still asking for donations:

https://files.catbox.moe/szanpo.jpeg

https://files.catbox.moe/j9qerx.jpeg

I don't mind them trying to fund themselves, but those aren't exactly vetted "ethical ads", are they?

[nebula8804]

You say that yet even catbox.moe is asking for money. Go check their front page.

[nerdponx]

But the page isn't covered in user-hostile ads that rely on intensive surveillance and sharing your personal data with dozens of shady companies.

Edit: Your comment really bothers me. At no point did I suggest that websites should not ask their users for money. I was wondering about and criticizing their apparently heavy use of user-abusive ads, while still asking users directly for money. Usually on the Web we see one or the other but not both.

[nebula8804]

I sorry to disturb you. It was not my intent. I just disagree about the seriousness of the ads displayed in your example. An ad for Whisky and/or Walgreens(a pharmacy) don't seem too bad compared to other ads I have seen.

Snopes probably gets a lot of bandwidth (and probably attacks) just due to them being very mainstream.