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When did LiveJournal start having ads everywhere all the time, even though I've never opted in to them? Note that these ads only show up when I am NOT logged in, so they may have been there a long time. I like the aggregation of content that livejournal provides, but 3 separate banner ads is too much for me to feel good about supporting.

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[agthorr.livejournal.com]

Several months, but less than a year, I think.

They used to have three account types: one without ads, one with ads and a few more features, and paid accounts. They got rid of the first one for new accounts, but existing users grandfathered in. I think.

Very recently, they had a big round of layoffs. I guess their struggling financially.