The news outlet Salon is allowing Adblock-using visitors to opt-in to using the JavaScript-based Coinhive tool to mine the cryptocurrency Monero:
Other sites have used cryptocurrency mining in lieu of (or in addition to) advertising. Sometimes, it's done surreptitiously without users' consent — The Pirate Bay admitted to secretly adding Coinhive integration last year, and hackers have planted mining malware on other sites. In this case, it's an opt-in program; a spokesperson tells FT that testing started on Monday.
Salon has an FAQ explaining this move.
Also at Ars Technica.
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(Score: 3, Funny) by takyon on Wednesday February 14 2018, @04:09PM (3 children)
How about a Salon app that mines cryptocoins while you read?
For mobile users, it could use your front-facing camera to track your eyeballs.
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(Score: 0, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 14 2018, @04:52PM (2 children)
I'd prefer it if it activated an anal dildo so I could get that authentic fucked-in-the-ass experience.
(Score: -1, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 14 2018, @10:44PM
MOD PARENT UP
This.
Describes the ad revenue situation perfectly
(Score: 3, Touché) by chromas on Thursday February 15 2018, @01:51AM
You can already get that experience just by reading Salon!