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It's funny how this is always presented as some sort of natural process when in fact there are marketing people in Big Tech whose main job is effectively to fin
by gambler 6y ago
It's funny how this is always presented as some sort of natural process when in fact there are marketing people in Big Tech whose main job is effectively to find ways to get people off those independent platforms. There is only so much time in a day and you can only browse one thing at a time. Every minute you spend on some forum is a minute you're not engaging with Facebook/Twitter/YouTube/etc. Do you really think they're indifferent and neutral towards third party platforms?
- cblconfederate 6y agoTheir main tool is via starving them to death of advertising income and convincing advertisers that they should never risk advertising in such low quality unmoderated places where sometimes users may - god forbid- post a nipple.
- chungus_khan 6y agoExtremely good point. Small forums self-govern as a community and generally just make money (or take donations) to keep the lights on. With big platforms, you are the product and they want you there so they can monetize you. Pursuant to that, the kinds of content they allow, encourage, and prioritize in algorithms and interfaces will be that which maximizes engagement with the platform rather than the community, and advertisers sensibilities rule in terms of what is allowed on the platform altogether.