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Re:Facebook Will Introduce Ads as Videos Start, a Move Long ... by awalton on Thursday December 14, 2017 @03:11PM (#15926477)
Given so much of the video content (at least high 80s percent wise) on Facebook is simply pirated from YouTube and other creators, it seems more than a little unethical for them to start emblazoning them with ads. But, they'll happily sit behind the DMCA Safe Harbor, slowly taking down videos and reaping the ad revenue in the meanwhile without giving any of it back to creators...
Re:Facebook Will Introduce Ads as Videos Start, a Move Long ... by caio1982 on Thursday December 14, 2017 @03:16PM (#15926524)
For others who may think this is not a big deal I recommend searching about Facebook videos and monetization issues on YouTube. It's like a widespread money disease making creators lives miserable trying to stop it.
Re:Facebook Will Introduce Ads as Videos Start, a Move Long ... by kadfak on Thursday December 14, 2017 @04:38PM (#15927335)
An overview of what’s going on: https://youtube.com/watch?v=t7tA3NNKF0Q
Re:Facebook Will Introduce Ads as Videos Start, a Move Long ... by fpisfun on Thursday December 14, 2017 @04:16PM (#15927134)
It's hard to imagine a less ethical company in silicon valley than Facebook so it's not surprising
Re:Facebook Will Introduce Ads as Videos Start, a Move Long ... by kelnos on Thursday December 14, 2017 @05:50PM (#15928010)
A little OT, but I think public perception really muddies this a lot.

To expand on the siblings' example of Uber, the public seems to mostly think Uber=unethical & Lyft=ethical, but really, they engage in many of the same business practices. Uber has a worse reputation because of their sexual harassment scandals and outspoken douchebag former CEO. Lyft tries to brand themselves as the hippie-dippy summer-of-love sharing company, and has done pretty well at maintaining that image. I don't doubt that Lyft is a much better place to work (for employees, not drivers), and I just had to look up their CEO's name because he isn't the raging asshole that Kalanick seems to be and isn't in the news all the time... but that doesn't maybe Lyft the innocent darling many people think they are, especially when it's so easy to compare them favorably against Uber.

So it's easy to demonize Facebook for being "the most unethical", because they're often front-and-center not just in the news, but also in people's daily lives. But consider other companies, like Uber (and Lyft!), Palantir (fuels the surveillance state), Theranos (fraudulent claims about the efficacy of "new" medical lab test procedures), Hampton Creek (had its employees buy their product from stores to pump up sales numbers), and Zenefits (built software that allowed employees to dodge state licensing requirements).

As much as I love Silicon Valley and couldn't imagine working anywhere else, there's also a lot of corruption and unethical behavior here.

Re:Facebook Will Introduce Ads as Videos Start, a Move Long ... by exelius on Thursday December 14, 2017 @11:57PM (#15929747)
It’s not corruption if you call it disruptive!
Re:Facebook Will Introduce Ads as Videos Start, a Move Long ... by madmulita on Friday December 15, 2017 @07:13AM (#15931249)
Or social!
Re:Facebook Will Introduce Ads as Videos Start, a Move Long ... by ng-user on Thursday December 14, 2017 @04:30PM (#15927253)
Uber?
Re:Facebook Will Introduce Ads as Videos Start, a Move Long ... by hetspookjee on Thursday December 14, 2017 @04:40PM (#15927351)
Well what a coincidence to see your post identical to mine. I haven't refreshed the page within the time span of you posting so I thought I was the first haha.
Re:Facebook Will Introduce Ads as Videos Start, a Move Long ... by juraseg on Friday December 15, 2017 @01:25AM (#15930003)
While I agree that Uber has established itself as "the most unethical tech-company of our time", the difference is that Facebook's business model is kind of unethical - hoarding of personal data on its users to sell to advertisers. While Uber's business model is merely providing people with utility.
Re:Facebook Will Introduce Ads as Videos Start, a Move Long ... by rhizome on Thursday December 14, 2017 @05:35PM (#15927868)
Uber's in SF. :P
Re:Facebook Will Introduce Ads as Videos Start, a Move Long ... by fpisfun on Thursday December 14, 2017 @05:48PM (#15927998)
They provide a useful service though at least
Re:Facebook Will Introduce Ads as Videos Start, a Move Long ... by shak77 on Thursday December 14, 2017 @06:36PM (#15928401)
You are really arrogant to believe Facebook is not useful to anybody.
Re:Facebook Will Introduce Ads as Videos Start, a Move Long ... by hetspookjee on Thursday December 14, 2017 @04:36PM (#15927311)
Uber?