To be honest I can't really complain, I do use Brave now so the ad block blocks it anyway. I only noticed it because I opened Chrome instead.

I do like the Steemit website (even with its flaws), but I swear I remember it was said it was only for logged out users, and I hadn't seen any announcements saying it had changed. But Steemit is my favourite frontend, so community input would be nice, even if it is to monetise the website, which I am actually FOR. But I would rather they did it so the users can pay with crypto to advertise on the website. It would make more sense to me and with an opt in/out feature.