Facebook: Free as in Bullshit

Re:Facebook: Free as in Bullshit by d3nj4l on Saturday December 19, 2020 @12:10PM (#25478914)

> It's important to remember that Facebook can precisely measure the impact of news articles like this. And even without messing with the newsfeed algorithms, they have way more influence over consumer perception of Facebook than a few news articles do.

This is what worries me the most about this. I'm seeing full front-page ads around the "Facebook stands for small businesses" mantra in India - a country where Apple is by and large insignificant in the smartphone space. I can only assume they're confident about this PR blitz, and I hope Apple doesn't drop the IDFA changes due to this.

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Re:Facebook: Free as in Bullshit by camillomiller on Saturday December 19, 2020 @12:29PM (#25479134)

Apple confirmed there is absolutely no intention of dropping it. It's coming in spring. I think Apple got already way too lenient in deciding to give developers almost a year-long grace period since the announcement at WWDC 2020.

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Re:Facebook: Free as in Bullshit by definitelyhuman on Saturday December 19, 2020 @12:39PM (#25479236)

They’re pretty determined, with March being the best rumored rollout so far. Delays are around SKAdNetwork, as the change destroys traditional attribution and alters how ads are run. They gave networks and publishers more time to adapt, but there won’t be any more delays

Antitrust risk could be a factor, as the preferred treatment of ASA seems dubious - but the change seems to be coming regardless

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Re:Facebook: Free as in Bullshit by marcod on Saturday December 19, 2020 @12:43PM (#25479276)

Since the US government is not doing much on that front, we're now looking to Apple to save us...

Of course, the other half of people are running Android and I don't see Google getting on that bandwagon.

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