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Re:China proposes prohibiting private investment in news ser... by pydry on Saturday October 09, 2021 @11:43AM (#28810824)
By that token snake oil in any shape or form shouldn't exist. Theoretically.

In any case, the eyeballs are the product. The advertisers are increasingly the true customers of media outlets. They don't even theoretically care about accuracy.

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Re:China proposes prohibiting private investment in news ser... by MattGaiser on Saturday October 09, 2021 @02:51PM (#28812232)
Precisely. In that case people want hope/easy solutions rather than good solutions.
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