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Re:“User Engagement” Is Code for “Addiction” by m463 on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @06:14PM (#26160056)
"we're supported by advertising" (pervasive surveillance and tracking)
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Re:“User Engagement” Is Code for “Addiction” by efreak on Saturday February 20, 2021 @04:19PM (#26208087)
The surveillance and tracking complement advertising, but aren't necessarily part of it. I'd call it brainwashing instead.
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