I have followed Erik Kain and Paul Tassi for a while over at Forbes. I subscribe to them both, follow them on Twitter, etc. and I really enjoy their work. I also like how they play off of one another quite a deal as devil's advocate. I white list them both, along with any other author I can easily and reliably do it for.
The thing is I can't even get to their articles now without turning off my entire AdBlock, or white listing the entirety of Forbes. I don't only read Kain/Tassi on Forbes, so it is a pain white listing their entire site.
As a quick aside; what's also idiotic is I can't even modify my newsletter, subscriptions, or any aspect of my account due to AdBlock. If it is on you can't even get past the damn page. This shouldn't even be a thing and it has further outraged me.
I'm a firm believer of supporting creators. But I'm not for this method of pushing back against technology and progress.
After years of going to Escapist I outright stopped when they pulled this shit with their videos. I've also stopped watching videos on IGN, now that they can bypass AdBlock entirely (somehow). I'll just do a quick Google search and find the footage elsewhere, or on their own YouTube page that lets me skip ads. If it is an exclusive thing there, oh well, I'll live without it. Their video player is absolutely abysmal anyhow. As in worst in the business for a large media outlet.
The point is that advertising and media has to evolve. I subscribe to certain sites and services because I feel they are worth the money. I don't think twice about Netflix because the value is fucking phenomenal. Same with Amazon Prime and a slew of other things.
Get with the times or provide a service worth paying for, otherwise you die by the wayside.