Well, I think this may be why I give up on the Pit of Voles...

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...AKA Fanfiction.net

As of this evening I'm seeing adverts inserted into the text of stories (rather than above or below) on Fanfiction.net. This is happening on two different computers. Anyone know anything about it? I'm praying it's a temporary glitch on the site, but I suspect it's their latest stupid attempt to up their revenue. If so, I probably won't post there any more once the current story is finished.

Later - a couple of screenshots showing just how stupid this is, inside the cut:

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[dragoness_e]

Yeah, that's pretty obnoxious.

[ffutures]

Very obnoxious indeed.

[watervole]

Ugh.
Do they get money from other sources?
I only use AO3, but I do donate to them on occasion.

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I think clickbait is their main source of revenue - I had no objection while it was limited to ads at the top and bottom of the page, this is just insane.