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The very foundation of these companies is influence peddling: pay me money to get people to do what they would not otherwise do. It obviously works else Faceboo
by babesh 9y ago
The very foundation of these companies is influence peddling: pay me money to get people to do what they would not otherwise do. It obviously works else Facebook and Google wouldn't be worth north of half a trillion dollars each.
- bobzibub 9y agoThat's the also the foundation of the political system. Whomever is behind these ads (may well be the Russian government, or may not) should get in line far behind everyone else.
- eighthnate 9y agoThat applies to the nytimes too. They are in the business of influence peddling.
- babesh 9y agoTrue. They are transitioning to a subscriber model though.