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The press gets hold of it and realises that they're littered with Facebook and Google integrations, their consent policy is little better and then they decide t

The press gets hold of it and realises that they're littered with Facebook and Google integrations, their consent policy is little better and then they decide that they're going to publish this? The press has been suckered into this whole mess in its sacrifice to keep revenue from advertising

walterbell 8y ago
Sacrifice is an interesting word choice when discussing digital gods of internet advertising. Press could use the photos of recently discovered mass-sacrifice skulls in Mexico City.
matt4077 8y ago
„The media‘s” recent attention to digital privacy issues seems to disprove your conspiracy theories, and to show that journalists operate separate from their publications’ business departments.
- zrobotics 8y ago
  How is this a conspiracy theory? I don't think that the business groups in publishing are any happier about the current state of affairs, but they have seen little option but to make themselves beholden to advertising companies. I doubt the irony of these articles escapes anyone in the media, but their failure to adapt early on has led them down this road (although gleefully embracing Facebook instead of their own sites as a way to spread content is not 100% Facebook's fault). It should be clear to anyone paying attention that current business models to sustainably support journalism have failed, and we are approaching (or have already reached) a point where only low-effort 'clickbait' and recycled AP content is profitable.
- repolfx 8y ago
  The media likes online privacy stories because they want Facebook and Google to pay them money, so never miss a chance to trash these companies and attack their reputation. The last thing the media wants is to be held to the same rules and standards of the tech firms though. They neededn't worry however. The law will not be applied consistently.

walterbell 8y ago

Sacrifice is an interesting word choice when discussing digital gods of internet advertising. Press could use the photos of recently discovered mass-sacrifice skulls in Mexico City.

matt4077 8y ago

„The media‘s” recent attention to digital privacy issues seems to disprove your conspiracy theories, and to show that journalists operate separate from their publications’ business departments.

zrobotics 8y ago
How is this a conspiracy theory? I don't think that the business groups in publishing are any happier about the current state of affairs, but they have seen little option but to make themselves beholden to advertising companies. I doubt the irony of these articles escapes anyone in the media, but their failure to adapt early on has led them down this road (although gleefully embracing Facebook instead of their own sites as a way to spread content is not 100% Facebook's fault). It should be clear to anyone paying attention that current business models to sustainably support journalism have failed, and we are approaching (or have already reached) a point where only low-effort 'clickbait' and recycled AP content is profitable.
repolfx 8y ago
The media likes online privacy stories because they want Facebook and Google to pay them money, so never miss a chance to trash these companies and attack their reputation. The last thing the media wants is to be held to the same rules and standards of the tech firms though. They neededn't worry however. The law will not be applied consistently.