If you have enough money to buy a no-ads tier, someone will pay more to put an ad there - HN

• Turns out ads aren’t just annoying little acts of psychological terrorism that eat up a lot of bandwidth and computing power, they are also the #1 vector for spreading scams and malware on the web. - HN
  • to the point that even the US government (even with all its faults and lobbying) recommends using an ad blocker for this reason. - ic3.gov
• Ford patents in-car system that eavesdrops so it can play you ads