Nope, they are not paying me for anything. Again, I did not enter into any agreement. I just clicked a link. They are expending their resources in an attempt to capture and profit from my attention. Those are very different things.
Many times they also payed to make it hard for me to get to the content that I actually wanted. This is commonly known as SEO.
Many times they also payed to make it hard for me to get to the content that I actually wanted. This is commonly known as SEO.