They tried to put ads into Organic Maps, and they only backed down because CoMaps sprung up in response.
Others in the thread highlighted other issues, like Organic Maps' proprietary license for some parts of the repo: https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps/blob/master/DATA_....
Please no. This is why I left Maps.me, every time I opened maps.me I'd have to click through ads.
‘Ads’ is a bit of a stretch. They put opt-in referral links.