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Re:Facebook users said no to tracking, and now advertisers a... by bllguo on Thursday July 15, 2021 @06:36PM (#27850929)
nobody pays (directly) for Google search but surely most would agree search engines are vital. clearly the advertising business model has enabled certain products in a way that direct purchases could not; to reject the model wholesale seems like luddite conservatism
Re:Facebook users said no to tracking, and now advertisers a... by corford on Friday July 16, 2021 @03:58AM (#27853932)
Not what I'm implying. Google has kept the friction & effort minimal (by it's very nature, their search engine advertising is a lot less creepy & personally invasive than FBs). The utility of google search is also high enough that I'm quite sure a decent chunk of people would pay a small monthly sub for it if needed (or offered as an alternative option).