RuntimeWire bans third-party trackers and ad networks from every reader surface
Direct sponsors may buy clearly labeled space, but outside ad-tech companies will not get RuntimeWire's readers as part of the deal.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Why it matters
RuntimeWire is separating advertising from surveillance: direct sponsors can fund the publication, while reader identities and browsing histories stay out of outside ad systems.
Ryan Merket (@ryanmerket), founder of RuntimeWire, is making a permanent rule for the publication: no third-party trackers, behavioral ad networks, cross-site retargeting pixels or fingerprinting systems will run on RuntimeWire's reader surfaces.…