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Choosing the least worse of two things is not fair consent.

• lisper 3y ago
  That's true, but it doesn't apply in this case because there is a third option: don't use the service.
  • alkonaut 3y ago
    That’s why any reasonable regulation tries to address that by saying the provider basically can’t do that e.g in the example of behavioral advertising. Basically you can show the page with dumb ads to users who don’t consent but you can’t say “you need to let us show the ads which pay more because otherwise we can’t keep the lights on”.
    • lisper 3y ago
      > you can’t say “you need to let us show the ads which pay more because otherwise we can’t keep the lights on”. Yeah, I get that. What I'm sating is: that's a stupid rule. Why should I not be able to say that, especially if it's the truth?
  • georgesimon 3y ago
    It happens that schools will provide updates only on Facebook, and ISPs only provide support on Twitter, so the there is not always a third option.
    • lisper 3y ago
      That's a problem with the school or the ISP, not Facebook.
      • georgesimon 3y ago
        That is a position only the privileged can take.