Dominic Young

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I’ve been around the news media and the internet since the beginning. I am interested in copyright as the basis for a thriving and balanced creative sector and society. Also interested in how the failure of copyright and other laws has led to terrible outcomes for the internet and everyone who uses it. I’ve done a lot of things around these issues.

Category: ad blocking

  • Blocking the blockers is a waste of a good crisis

    Back when my day job involved worrying about such things, I didn’t much like the online advertising market. As a publisher, it’s quite hard to love. Advertising works for publishers when they can charge a premium price for their ads, establish and defend a meaningful market share, turn a larger audience into higher yields and…