ytswy - 5:53 pm on Oct 18, 2007 (gmt 0)

We ... are taking significant steps to manage any potential conflict of interest between advertisers and editorial content to ensure our journalism is not compromised in any way.

This is the core of the issue as I see it. Seeing an ad is a minor issue compared to whether the news source is beholden to some advertisers, and this would effect UK users whether we see the ads or not.