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No, you are factually incorrect, but getting upvotes for a pretty populist view. As with most centralization or “regulation” (this case from a private company)
by cloutchaser 4y ago
No, you are factually incorrect, but getting upvotes for a pretty populist view.
As with most centralization or “regulation” (this case from a private company), it hurts the smallest companies the most.
Large brand advertisers don’t care about granular targeting because they have the budget to just advertise to everyone. By definition the very smallest advertisers are the one who are getting restricted here.
Luckily ATTv2 will actually fix some of this, but that’s because apple has realised they’ve killed an entire ecosystem which actually hurts the iPhone in the end.
- nemothekid 4y agoSmall business were also crushed when the FDA started requiring clinical trials before you could market your drugs. The assumption here is that the needs of small businesses trumps any ethical or moral concerns. We shouldn't have prop up Big Brother so that little Johnny can sell graphic t-shirts.