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While that is true, and the author seems biased supporting some degree of federal/international government ownership of the internet while also having borderlin

While that is true, and the author seems biased supporting some degree of federal/international government ownership of the internet while also having borderline satirical levels of tracking, popups and subscriptions on their site. I think saying that the internet is completely healthy at the more abstract level of humans communicating to each other without borders would be incorrect. Search engines funnel the typical 'surfer' into platforms rife with newsfeeds algorithmically curated to influence them for engagement or garbage SEO spam networks attempting to get every last cent of advertising revenue they can acquire. There is a genuine issue with discoverability on the internet directing people towards content that is meaningful.

briga 4y ago
Oh to be sure there are all sorts of problems with the internet today. And the government certainly has a role to play in making the internet better. I’m just not convinced that the solution is centralizing and socializing the tech giants.
krapp 4y ago
> While that is true, and the author seems biased supporting some degree of federal/international government ownership of the internet while also having borderline satirical levels of tracking, popups and subscriptions on their site. It isn't "their" site. They are the author of an article published to that site, not the site's owner. They aren't responsible for whatever tracking/popup/what have you Jacobin chooses to employ.
- arandomhuman 4y ago
  The author has some agency in the quality of the website due to his expertise and subject matter of the article. Food for thought https://motherfuckingwebsite.com/ https://motherfuckingwebsite.com/
  - krapp 4y ago
    You would prefer the author refuse a platform which gives their work an audience? Because that platform uses methods of advertising which have become perfectly standard across the web? Their job was to write a book review, which they did.

briga 4y ago

Oh to be sure there are all sorts of problems with the internet today. And the government certainly has a role to play in making the internet better. I’m just not convinced that the solution is centralizing and socializing the tech giants.

krapp 4y ago

> While that is true, and the author seems biased supporting some degree of federal/international government ownership of the internet while also having borderline satirical levels of tracking, popups and subscriptions on their site. It isn't "their" site. They are the author of an article published to that site, not the site's owner. They aren't responsible for whatever tracking/popup/what have you Jacobin chooses to employ.

arandomhuman 4y ago
The author has some agency in the quality of the website due to his expertise and subject matter of the article. Food for thought https://motherfuckingwebsite.com/ https://motherfuckingwebsite.com/
- krapp 4y ago
  You would prefer the author refuse a platform which gives their work an audience? Because that platform uses methods of advertising which have become perfectly standard across the web? Their job was to write a book review, which they did.