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Re:Facebook is not equipped to stop the spread of authoritar... by rm_-rf_slash on Monday December 24, 2018 @02:15PM (#18753737)
They said the same thing about Standard Oil, except after it was broken up there were a bunch of new companies to invest in and make money from.
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Re:Facebook is not equipped to stop the spread of authoritar... by nopriorarrests on Monday December 24, 2018 @02:31PM (#18753819)
At this moment the only facebook product I use is whatsapp, which is free of ads thanks to being sponsored by instagram and facebook itself.

Once whatsapp becomes an independent company, I will probably start getting personal messages from Ford, Nike and KFC.

It will be a great company to invest to and make money from, I agree.

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Re:Facebook is not equipped to stop the spread of authoritar... by Apocryphon on Tuesday December 25, 2018 @01:18PM (#18758498)
Maybe the founders will return, reinstitute the plan for a dollar a year subscription. They seemed to have their values right.
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Re:Facebook is not equipped to stop the spread of authoritar... by philwelch on Monday December 24, 2018 @03:26PM (#18754102)
And AT&T, except after it was broken up, all the different pieces all started merging with each other again.
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