The Wall Street Journal ( WSJ ) has become the latest publication to politely ask its users to turn off ad - blockers and subscribe to the site . However , free access articles are unaffected . This is an interesting change , as WSJ is allowing access to articles that already have a subscription , meaning that users would have to accept ads and tracking as part of their subscription package . In one, the message appears as a banner across the bottom of the page. It is currently unknown where the ads will appear on the page .
The Wall Street Journal ( WSJ ) has become the latest publication to politely ask its users to turn off ad - blockers and subscribe to the site . However , free access articles are unaffected . This is an interesting change , as WSJ is allowing access to articles that already have a subscription , meaning that users would have to accept ads and tracking as part of their subscription package . It is currently unknown where the ads will appear on the page .