Re:Google may shut down its news service in Europe
by llampx on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @03:53PM
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You are being downvoted but I don't see any arguments against your points. I agree with the first point. With Instagram and WhatsApp, they have a reach much bigger than people who only have Facebook, and it is common knowledge that they build shadow profiles, in addition to other shady tactics such as using phone microphones to listen to conversations while the app is in the background, and keeping the app in the background by force by abusing audio APIs on iPhones.
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Re:Google may shut down its news service in Europe
by CaptainZapp on Thursday November 22, 2018 @01:52AM
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Yeah, I noted that too. I learned that being downvoted based on good faith arguments (aka for an opinion) is actually a badge of honor.
Seems I hit home and somebody really, really doesn't like my reasoning and at least I hope to have made them uncomfortable with my arguments (best case I would have made them think, but I doubt it).
In the end: It's shame on them. In an apparently smart community clearly stated and honest opinions should never be downvoted, but I don't really see how it can be avoided. But in the end it's auto corrective anyway.
Thanks for the heads-up and the encouragement.