Unpopular opinion: I'm fine with ads as a form for instances to sustain them selves.
As long there are no invasive data collection and such, I really wouldn't mind having some ads if that means making instances having more resources to grow and sustain them selves.
Internet ads exist to track users, and all those tracking pixels can also cause performance issues. Ads basically don’t even make that much money per impression and for the most part just frustrate people. It’s a lose/lose for everyone.
Oh hey I knew you weren’t OP. Sorry if I sounded mad in my response. Not mad at OP either! I just really dislike advertising and all the scummy practices that go with it.