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Instant articles is even worse, IMO. But Facebook is not pretending it's the next version of the Web. Google is, so they set up an expectation of Web like behav
by dingo_bat 10y ago
Instant articles is even worse, IMO. But Facebook is not pretending it's the next version of the Web. Google is, so they set up an expectation of Web like behaviors.
- RodericDay 10y agointernet.org?
- criddell 10y agoSo what would you have done if you were in charge at Google? At the time Amp was announced, Facebook's Instant Articles was really taking off. It was by far the best place to read news online and arguably still is. To get a similar experience outside of Facebook (before Amp) you had to use an ad blocker. Right around that time, Apple added support for ad blocking in iOS and suddenly ad supported content outside of Facebook was looking unsustainable.
- kuschku 10y ago> So what would you have done if you were in charge at Google? File an antitrust complaint against Facebook, sue Facebook, and get a warrant to get Instant Articles instantly shut down? > suddenly ad supported content outside of Facebook was looking unsustainable And just pivot regarding that?