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How is Facebook monopolising social discourse? Have you not heard of Reddit, Twitter or Instagram? > A lot of the industries you mention don't try their hardes

How is Facebook monopolising social discourse? Have you not heard of Reddit, Twitter or Instagram? > A lot of the industries you mention don't try their hardest to get my attention Huh? You don't think those industries run any advertising campaigns? > there's no way I can communicate with Facebook users unless I am also on Facebook and accept the ToS and "privacy" policy. This is the strangest complaint I've ever read. Are you suggesting anonymous people are able to message Facebook users without agreeing to any terms of service? I definitely can't see anything going wrong with that. Why not ask them to message you on one of the 1000 other messaging apps? No one's forcing you to sign up to Facebook, it just sounds like it's being successful at providing an easy way to message between friends.

modo_mario 5y ago
>or Instagram That one was bought by facebook ages ago.
Nextgrid 5y ago
> How is Facebook monopolising social discourse? Have you not heard of Reddit, Twitter or Instagram? [emphasis mine] Well.... Don't you see the problem in your own text? Yes, Reddit & Twitter exist but they are different. You wouldn't typically use those to keep in touch with family for example. > You don't think those industries run any advertising campaigns? Most of these industries' advertising is limited to places where advertising is accepted and relevant. I don't mind seeing branded glasses/beer taps/etc at the pub, or Coca Cola branding in fast foods. I do mind seeing these in my communication tools, even more so when a monopoly essentially forces me to use said tools. > This is the strangest complaint I've ever read. Are you suggesting anonymous people are able to message Facebook users without agreeing to any terms of service? I can call or text someone in America right now without accepting AT&T's terms of service. I can email someone on Gmail right now without accepting Google's ToS. Why is it so controversial?

modo_mario 5y ago

>or Instagram That one was bought by facebook ages ago.

Nextgrid 5y ago

> How is Facebook monopolising social discourse? Have you not heard of Reddit, Twitter or Instagram? [emphasis mine] Well.... Don't you see the problem in your own text? Yes, Reddit & Twitter exist but they are different. You wouldn't typically use those to keep in touch with family for example. > You don't think those industries run any advertising campaigns? Most of these industries' advertising is limited to places where advertising is accepted and relevant. I don't mind seeing branded glasses/beer taps/etc at the pub, or Coca Cola branding in fast foods. I do mind seeing these in my communication tools, even more so when a monopoly essentially forces me to use said tools. > This is the strangest complaint I've ever read. Are you suggesting anonymous people are able to message Facebook users without agreeing to any terms of service? I can call or text someone in America right now without accepting AT&T's terms of service. I can email someone on Gmail right now without accepting Google's ToS. Why is it so controversial?