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I don’t remember reading about ads in phone calls, nor the complete mapping of customers behaviors to use in contexts not being the phone call. The apples to o

• acuozzo 7mo ago
  > nor the complete mapping of customers behaviors to use in contexts not being the phone call This is because the telephone system was regulated with wiretapping laws, among others. > I don’t remember reading about ads in phone calls See above, but also: Junk Faxes & Telemarketing/Robocalls. > The apples to oranges in this comparison is probably top five on HN ever. It all comes down to whether you view social media as a communications platform or a publishing platform. The strict regulations governing the telephone system (see above) would adequately cover both with deliciously-antique turns of phrase like "wiretap" and "pen register".