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That's the root of the issue, though. People really don't care as much as posters on HN think they do. If we could acknowledge that, I think we could come up wi
by portofcall 9y ago
That's the root of the issue, though. People really don't care as much as posters on HN think they do. If we could acknowledge that, I think we could come up with better solutions.
FB didn’t drop billions in value because nobody cares, it’s just that most people take a lot of repetition to grasp the scope of the issue.
- moduspol 9y agoInvestors care when a company is painted in a negative light and threatened with regulation. That is not the same as individual users caring about data privacy as much as HNers believe.
- portofcall 9y agoWhat constitutes that reputation if not the views of “individual users” determining the fate of the platform? I think you’re selling poeple short, and in the face of evidence contrary to your claims.
- moduspol 9y agoLooming regulatory threats will push any stock price down. And I'm not selling people short. I think the risks are incredibly overstated and the people who appreciate free services (acknowledging some data sharing is happening) are not necessarily just dumb-dumbs being preyed upon.
- portofcall 9y agoIt’s not a free service, it’s a surveillance platform that provides a paid service to advertisers.
- moduspol 9y agoSo is Google. But the semantics are irrelevant.
- portofcall 9y agoThe same Google covering its ass with $300 million to fight disinformation on its own platforms?
- moduspol 9y agoI guess I'm having trouble keeping track of the point you're trying to make. It's pivoted many times since the start of this thread.
- mistermann 9y agoIs that what taking down videos that are conservative or critical of the government is called now?
- aylmao 9y agoYeah, that same one?