Re:Facebook ad boycott campaign to go global, organisers say
by chosenbreed37 on Sunday June 28, 2020 @03:06PM
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Why is it sad? If they offer no value and users move to an alternative or go off social media it will die a natural death. I mean the market will kill it. E.g. MySpace and others that came before it. They're not too big fail. To their credit they seem to be trying to extend their lifespan by buying would be competitors.
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Re:Facebook ad boycott campaign to go global, organisers say
by badrabbit on Sunday June 28, 2020 @03:22PM
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You underestimate how older people depend on FB,how much whatsapp is used internationally and the whole instagram addicted classes.of society. If FB can weathet it until 2021 presidential inaguration, advertisers will come back and if the big name advertisers don't come back, they'll shrink but still have a very large userbase like now that will still be targeted by many small players. I mean, internationally, some countries have cell phone data plans with a facebook only access tier! Thats how far reaching their influence is. They're not too big to fail but they are too big to fall the same way others fall. The election will determine their fate, and I have a feeling that's why Zuck keeps having private meetings with republican leaders.
It's purely insane, this one company can swing an election, which if it does, 75+ years of world peace will be undone,starting with russia and China invading neighbors. The UN security council is meaningless without america, china and russia acting independently.