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Re:An argument that companies should pay users for their data by marcinzm on Thursday March 08, 2018 @09:21AM (#16544451)
It's not like advertising didn't exist before the internet so blaming the tech giants solely for it's impact on society seems odd. They didn't create advertising, they simply took away advertising money from other mediums.
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Re:An argument that companies should pay users for their data by 908087 on Thursday March 08, 2018 @09:51AM (#16544629)
Advertising didn't previously involve putting society in a glass bubble of 24/7 surveillance and granular manipulation.
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Re:An argument that companies should pay users for their data by sharemywin on Thursday March 08, 2018 @10:05AM (#16544711)
It's not the advertising per say, but the winner take all nature that's inherent in distribution that seems to be the problem.
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Re:An argument that companies should pay users for their data by ionised on Friday March 09, 2018 @11:18AM (#16552765)
Advertising before the internet and advertising now are two VERY different beasts.
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