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> If people can't afford paying, then it follows that they can't afford being advertised You know the answer to that. People can pay with their data, their int
by dmortin 8y ago
> If people can't afford paying, then it follows that they can't afford being advertised
You know the answer to that. People can pay with their data, their interests. And if you put the question to people if they want a free web which sells their data or pay for every site then most people will choose the first.
- Freak_NL 8y agoAnd what is that data used for, if not targetted advertising? The data is a means to an end: the ability to provide advertisers with a way to reach very specific groups of people, and a way for advertising platforms to track not just the same user, but a very detailed user profile. Knowing what people's interests are is worth diddly-squat until you use that knowledge to push ads to them that are likely to resonate with them.