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		chid on Sept 26, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S. court orders LibGen to pay $30M to publishers... Do they even have advertising normally?

whimsicalism on Sept 26, 2024 [–]

yes i believe so

popcalc on Sept 26, 2024 | [–]

Anna doesn't have any advertising. Their income is purely driven off donations, most of which are part of subscription packages that offer faster downloads.

whimsicalism on Sept 27, 2024 | | [–]

yeah meant more libgen, which i believe some instances have ads.

anna's has "donations for speed" and dark pattern hide the links to the fast external websites

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