A newspaper a century ago is an excellent analogy.
Then, the front page was filled with advertising. The content was almost entirely sponsored, or in times of war or national fraction, overwhelmingly towing the official line.
Newspapers a century ago are exactly the same as popular web today.
It's like looking at an article from a news site today, and being presented with a splash-screen 5-second advert, or not being sure who sponsored the content you're reading.
100 year old press is identical to web-news today.
Then, the front page was filled with advertising. The content was almost entirely sponsored, or in times of war or national fraction, overwhelmingly towing the official line.
Newspapers a century ago are exactly the same as popular web today.
It's like looking at an article from a news site today, and being presented with a splash-screen 5-second advert, or not being sure who sponsored the content you're reading.
100 year old press is identical to web-news today.