Discontent on iOS 9 Makes Bitcoin Viable Alternative to Monetize Content

Content creators are scratching their heads while trying to come up with new ways of monetizing their content. The old traditional advertising model seems to be on the way out, as more and more users consume content on mobile devices. Now that Discontent, a new application for iOS users, has been released, monetizing content has become even more difficult, although Bitcoin could prove to be a valuable alternative.
Discontent Lets Users Block Specific Websites Completely
Web content has been a topic of heavy debate in recent years, as some people feel there is too much clutter posted online. Hardly any of the articles or blog posts are properly researched, and most of them are pushing a certain agenda. But the biggest problem is the invasive advertisements that harvest user data. This type of advertisements is especially annoying when consuming content on mobile devices.
Earlier this month, Apple released iOS 9, which offers developers a feature to build content blockers to prevent certain types of ads from appearing in the Safari browser. Furthermore, iOS 9 is a platform to create different types of ad blockers, preventing website owners from earning revenue through traditional means.

This post was published at Inside Bitcoins on Sep 29, 2015.