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The boilerplate views do not accurately reflect the situation. For example, Essentially, she says: “It’s important to remember that Google is an ad platform an
by blfr 7y ago
The boilerplate views do not accurately reflect the situation. For example,
Essentially, she says: “It’s important to remember that Google is an ad platform and that Facebook is a surveillance platform.”
Google does indeed run an ad platform. But that's like calling any magazine or newspaper an ad platform. True, yet neither accurate nor interesting.
And don't get me wrong. I'm all for adblocking and razing Facebook to the ground. But I don't want to read empty mood affiliation pieces.
- ForHackernews 7y agoC'mon, Google is an ad platform. Everything Google does that isn't selling ads is a rounding error next to the ads. At least newspapers and magazines have subscribers that pay directly for the content. In fact, since Google and Facebook have eaten their advertising lunch, legacy publishers are more dependent on subscription revenue: https://medium.com/the-graph/advertising-vs-subscription-a4200642842e https://medium.com/the-graph/advertising-vs-subscription-a42...
- TazeTSchnitzel 7y agoGoogle is more of an ad platform than a traditional printed publication. For one thing, printed publications usually have another revenue stream. For another thing, Google runs adverts on other websites and develops advertising technology.