The NewPipe project recently had a few debates on advertising, its ethics and how Team NewPipe decides whether or not a certain form of advertising is acceptable. In this article, we present our position on advertising in general, show the difference between ethical and unethical advertising, and explain why we do not intend to support technologies like SponsorBlock.
  • ster@lemmy.ml
    31·
    3 years ago

    Advertising is inherently biased. What you describe, “not made or paid by the seller” is NOT advertising.

    Imagine I came to you and say “would you like this sandwich?”. You might take it, if you felt hungry or liked the filling. Now imagine I come up to you and say “I’ll pay you 100 (insert currency) to eat this sandwich”. Suddenly, the sandwich becomes decidedly less appealling…

    The sandwich is advertising, and eating it is exposing it to your brain. If it were really beneficial to you, no one would be getting paid.