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Re:Judge temporarily blocks U.S. ban on TikTok downloads fro... by MereInterest on Sunday September 27, 2020 @08:57PM (#24611718)
No, it would have made targeted advertising on the internet be very hard to develop. The internet existed before targeted advertising, with site-specific advertising based on the interests of a site. Stalking users across sites for the purpose of targeted advertising is a much newer development.

I agree that this doesn't align with the US's general approach to this sort of thing. That is a fault with the US's general approach, not with privacy protections.

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Re:Judge temporarily blocks U.S. ban on TikTok downloads fro... by marsrover on Sunday September 27, 2020 @09:01PM (#24611745)
Targeted advertising is a major reason for the Internet’s success. It has allowed many companies to become extremely wealthy and invest back into the ecosystem.
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Re:Judge temporarily blocks U.S. ban on TikTok downloads fro... by MereInterest on Sunday September 27, 2020 @09:25PM (#24611943)
Targeted advertising on the internet as a general practice did not start until the mid to late aughts, long after the internet was a success. Targeted advertising is not a reason for the Internet's success.
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Re:Judge temporarily blocks U.S. ban on TikTok downloads fro... by Drew_ on Sunday September 27, 2020 @11:26PM (#24612684)
The internet in the mid to late aughts is not considered a success by today's standards.
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Re:Judge temporarily blocks U.S. ban on TikTok downloads fro... by 082349872349872 on Monday September 28, 2020 @01:05AM (#24613147)
I agree with you, but we probably have different opinions as to which internet should be considered a success :-)
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Re:Judge temporarily blocks U.S. ban on TikTok downloads fro... by Polylactic_acid on Sunday September 27, 2020 @10:10PM (#24612262)
Personally I'd rather the internet be less successful and more useful/less hostile.
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Re:Judge temporarily blocks U.S. ban on TikTok downloads fro... by disown on Sunday September 27, 2020 @11:39PM (#24612743)
> Targeted advertising is a major reason for the Internet’s success.

It's the major reason for social media's success, not the internet. The internet was successful long before social media.

> It has allowed many companies to become extremely wealthy and invest back into the ecosystem.

What? It monopolized the ecosystem. Not the same thing.

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Re:Judge temporarily blocks U.S. ban on TikTok downloads fro... by shadowgovt on Monday September 28, 2020 @11:38AM (#24617790)
What do you mean by "monopolized the ecosystem?"
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Re:Judge temporarily blocks U.S. ban on TikTok downloads fro... by kennywinker on Sunday September 27, 2020 @09:05PM (#24611787)
To create more targeted advertising companies. Huzzah!
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Re:Judge temporarily blocks U.S. ban on TikTok downloads fro... by shadowgovt on Sunday September 27, 2020 @10:22PM (#24612326)
I mean much lower-level things.

Email's early versions weren't strongly privacy-protecting.

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