Salon asks ad-blocking users to opt into cryptocurrency mining instead

The Verge
By Adi RobertsonFeb 13, 2018, 12:36 pm102 pts
Media outlet Salon is testing an alternative to advertising: mining cryptocurrency through readers’ computers. If you visit the site with an ad-blocker turned on, you might see a prompt to either disable the blocker or choose a “suppress ads” option, as reported today by Financial Times and confirmed by…

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