Want to Block Ads? Wired Will Start Charging You for It

Offers ad-free version for $1 a week

Tech publisher Wired, which found that more than 20 percent of its daily readers use ad-blocking software, thinks it's found a way to recoup some of that lost advertising revenue: start charging users for blocking ads.

This morning, Wired began telling readers who use ad blockers it will restrict access to them in the coming weeks. Readers can either disable their ad blockers or add Wired to the software's white list—or they can subscribe to an ad-free version of the site for $1 per week. 

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