Thers no ads on the high seas?

I've seen ads of several varieties:

- Public websites are chock full of ads

- Downloading a file often means hopping through several redirects (each of which is an ad) and sometimes even having to "complete an offer" to get the final link

- Private websites have some affiliate deal with VPN providers. "We did the research, this one is the best, if you subscribe through this link you will get some perks on our website".

Of all the kinds of ads out there, that last one is the least objectionable to me. They don't force it on you, it doesn't clog up the important parts of the site, and they supposedly do some research to pick the best provider to affiliate with. I "never" click on ads but this one worked on me.

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malfist 18 hours ago | parent [-]

Why are you doing it that way? That's the hardest way to get content and most likely to infect you along the way. Just torrent stuff.

	▲	qwerpy 16 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Torrent is what I meant by public/private website, I didn’t want to spell it out in case someone got offended. I rarely use direct file download but for the odd mp3, console firmware/keys, etc it can be easier to grab exactly what I want.

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nemomarx 19 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

If you can get a private tracker or sonarr running, pretty much no ads.

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dylan604 20 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Not until that asshat company wanting to deploy satellite constellation that displays ads from space. It's not like there are billboards in the middle of the ocean

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qwerpy 20 hours ago | parent [-]

That was a stretch, really had to jam that little dig in there, huh?

Although if they did somehow deploy their constellation as a legible ad, I wouldn't even complain. "Drink Coke" spelled out with a hundred satellites would be hilarious.

	▲	dylan604 19 hours ago \| parent [-]
		What dig?