The Seattle Times is urging readers to disable ad blockers on its website to help maintain its ad revenue and affordable subscription fees.
The Seattle Times is asking non-subscribers to turn off ad blockers when visiting its website and mobile applications, emphasizing that advertising revenue is crucial for producing news content while keeping subscription rates manageable.
For users who are willing to comply, The Seattle Times has provided straightforward instructions on how to disable popular ad-blocking software specifically for their site. Importantly, this change will not affect the user’s ability to block ads on other websites.
To quickly whitelist seattletimes.com in your ad blocker, open the browser where the ad blocker is installed. Navigate to the Seattle Times website and click on the ad block icon. From there, select the options that either state “Don’t run on pages on this domain” or “Disable on seattletimes.com,” depending on the ad blocker being used. This setting should apply to both AdBlock and Adblock Plus users.
Once these settings have been adjusted, refresh the page you were reading on The Seattle Times to continue without the ad blocker interference.
If further guidance is required, or if users cannot locate their specific ad blocker on The Seattle Times’ guide, it is recommended they check the Support or Help sections of their browser or operating system for additional assistance.
According to The Seattle Times, these measures are part of an ongoing effort to balance their digital content accessibility with necessary revenue streams.
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