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It's crazy how much people expect of Facebook compared to Google and Amazon, despite both of the latter companies either incorporating ads or gathering targetin
by ilovecaching 8y ago
It's crazy how much people expect of Facebook compared to Google and Amazon, despite both of the latter companies either incorporating ads or gathering targeting information from Hangouts, Google Home, Alexa etc, or planning on doing so (Amazon planning on turning Alexa into an ads platform)[0].
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- braythwayt 8y agoThat’s the “What about her emails” of criticism. If there is a valid criticism of Facebook, and another of Google, the appropriate response is, “Yes, and Google too.” Let’s keep the focus on the bad actors, not on policing dissent.
- ilovecaching 8y agoSo you’re saying you’d rather have paywalls and subscriptions across the internet? Turn the internet into a classiest institution that grants and denies service based on wealth? That sounds horrible.
- q3k 8y agoThis is a strawman argument. The poster you're responding to did not say that.
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