[en][blog] why ads - minor improvements

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we want to respect everyone's privacy, whether they live in EU or not, whether a law requires us to or not; we want to respect everyone's privacy, whether they live in EU or not, whether a law requires us to or not;
- those cookie consent banners often involve long paragraphs of legalese text and make accepting cookies way easier than rejecting them; - those cookie consent banners often involve long paragraphs of legalese text and make accepting cookies way easier than rejecting them;
our banner is short and simple (with links to [Privacy Policy](/privacy) for more details) our banner is short and simple (with links to [Privacy Policy](/privacy) for more details)
and gives a simple choice with both “Accept” and “Reject” buttons styled identically and gives a simple choice with both “Accept” and “Reject” buttons styled identically
(as opposed to hiding the rejection option under a less prominent button labeled “more options” or “show purposes”)
we appreciate you supporting the project by allowing them, but we totally respect your choice to keep more privacy; we appreciate you supporting the project by allowing them, but we totally respect your choice to keep more privacy;
- we don't try to detect ad blockers or shame you for using them; - we don't try to detect ad blockers or shame you for using them;
- our profile of activity is quite different on the English version compared to the others; - our profile of activity is quite different on the English version compared to the others;
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while others focus more on getting the word out there in the first place while others focus more on getting the word out there in the first place
we'd like them to be able to focus more on the message and the activism without advertising noise, we'd like them to be able to focus more on the message and the activism without advertising noise,
therefore we only enable ads on the English page; therefore we only enable ads on the English page;
- despite Ezoic's advice for maximising revenue, I don't want ads on the very top of the screen; - despite Ezoic's advice for maximising revenue, I don't want ads on the very top of the screen
or ones that block the screen when navigating to a different page;
let's first provide main content and only after that think about interrupting it with ads, not the other way round; let's first provide main content and only after that think about interrupting it with ads, not the other way round;
- it should go without saying, but for completeness I'll mention that - it should go without saying, but for completeness I'll mention that
we wouldn't dare to keep asking you for donations or using arc.io widget anymore. we wouldn't dare to keep asking you for donations or using arc.io widget anymore.