How can we stop advertising from ruining the internet?

[Paul]

"AdBlock". Other than that, many services and websites exist solely to make money off of advertising. Some of it is more distracting than others for sure, but it is part of the internet ecosystem. It costs money to have a server and web content hosted. The only way to stop advertising all together would be to pay for every site you visit. To slow it down? Not really an option. Advertisers will do anything they can to put their product in front of your face, and some websites will do anything they can to make money (especially if they are a large company with many employees and shareholders). 10 years ago it wasn't as bad because not as many companies who would advertise had proper websites or hadn't realized the potential of online ads.