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Re:Facebook whistleblower says she wants to fix company, not... by bamboozled on Sunday October 03, 2021 @10:18PM (#28742322)
Facebook is a public company whose purpose is serve advertisers. Online ads is the only way they can generate revenue. It is not some woo-woo about connecting the world, giving people a voice, or whatever. That's what the internet enables, not a single website controlled by someone else. Facebook tries to take credit for what is good about the internet.

I truly think it could move away from that model by innovating ?

Disclaimer: I don't like FB, work there, I don't use it personally, I do use Instagram though.

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Re:Facebook whistleblower says she wants to fix company, not... by nradov on Sunday October 03, 2021 @10:29PM (#28742376)
Innovating is hard. Companies get attached to existing revenue streams. That's the classic innovator's dilemma.

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=46

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