Paltalk has always used banner advertising to pay the cost of supporting users. I received an email today explaining that because banner advertising rates have dropped significantly, they have had to add "pop-up" ads as well. While these ads are even more annoying than the flashing banners (which I seemed to have become used to because they don't really bother me anymore), they do allow Paltalk to continue to provide their service to 4 million users at no charge. The email went on to say that, as an option, you can subscribe to a "No-advertising" version for a fee. The annual subscription is $17.95, but for the next week you can subscribe for $9.95 for one year of "no-ad" service. This is just and FYI, not a recommendation or a judgement of Paltalk's direction. If you want to check it out, Click Here