Thanks for the mission, @liotes! 🙌 My answer: I'm in favor of ads on 3Speak, as long as they're done fairly. 📺

• For the platform: video hosting costs a lot, and ads can help make 3Speak sustainable without relying only on donations.
• For creators: if part of the revenue goes back to the people who make the content, it's a win-win.
• For small businesses like mine (a farm stay in Italy 🌿): a Hive-native ad is a great way to reach an engaged community, instead of paying big platforms.

I even wrote a post proposing a prize contest for Hivers to test the new ads, with my own ad for Ca' Paradiso as an example! 😄

The key, in my view, is to keep ads non-intrusive (no endless pre-rolls) and transparent about how revenue is shared.

My question for you: what ad format would you find acceptable as a viewer, a short banner, a pre-roll, or a sponsored video? And do you think creators should be able to choose whether to show them? 🤔

Matteo - Ca' Paradiso, Cagli 🌿
www.caparadiso.com