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That point of view is what a lot of "typical" users of the internet think. The internet is Facebook and Google and maybe Twitter. They don't separate the networ

That point of view is what a lot of "typical" users of the internet think. The internet is Facebook and Google and maybe Twitter. They don't separate the network from those platforms. Some don't even have a clear idea that links they follow from Facebook or Twitter lead to websites that are distinct from those platforms.

dschuetz 9y ago
...and they want the users to keep thinking that. The online ad industry is awfully quiet, you do not hear or read anywhere how lucrative it is. The users shall keep thinking that the Internet is for Facebook. The boards of the online companies shall keep focusing on growth at all cost. That's what the article actually says. And the interview below confirms it.