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Re:Facebook: Free as in Bullshit by nojito on Saturday December 19, 2020 @01:05PM (#25479533)
None of these conclusions are based on any sort of evidence.

Pdf warning.

https://weis2019.econinfosec.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/...

Targeted advertising is a net boom for ad networks but not for the actual publishers of content.

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Re:Facebook: Free as in Bullshit by cm2012 on Saturday December 19, 2020 @01:24PM (#25479716)
It's definitely not good for publishers (newspapers, etc). Because fb ads work so much better than newspaper ads.
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Re:Facebook: Free as in Bullshit by maratc on Saturday December 19, 2020 @03:46PM (#25481012)
Why do Facebook ads appear in the newspapers and not on Facebook then?
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Re:Facebook: Free as in Bullshit by cm2012 on Saturday December 19, 2020 @04:26PM (#25481362)
They are trying to generate earned media from the press, and it worked.
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