Why do I care the open web is dying?

Re:Why do I care the open web is dying? by onion2k on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @04:06AM (#25263691)

Zack didn't force anyone to join their platform. They provide stuff for free to users who join by their own choice.

Every time Facebook buys a social media company that is pretty much what he's doing. People on WhatApp, Insta, ConnectU etc did not join Facebook and yet they still ended up on Facebook.

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Re:Why do I care the open web is dying? by Erlich_Bachman on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @05:28AM (#25264035)

Since you don't even need a facebook account to use Whatsapp, in what way are Whatsapp users forced to end up on Facebook?

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Re:Why do I care the open web is dying? by onion2k on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @06:15AM (#25264262)

WhatsApp shares your phone number, device information, and details of your WhatsApp usage with Facebook. A WhatsApp user isn't "on Facebook" in the sense that they have automatically get a public profile, sure, but they are on Facebook in the sense that lots of information about them end up in Facebook databases.

(See "What information does WhatsApp share with the Facebook Companies?" on https://faq.whatsapp.com/general/security-and-privacy/how-we...)

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Re:Why do I care the open web is dying? by wetpaws on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @06:03AM (#25264201)

You do need one on Oculus.

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Re:Why do I care the open web is dying? by Double_a_92 on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @05:43AM (#25264111)

So? What does that have to do with the free web? Those companies where not forced to acceppt Facebooks deal. Anyone is still free to start a new social network or other web service.

This has nothing to do with the web, and if anything it's a general antitrust case.

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