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Re:Facebook plans to change its name as part of company rebrand by matheusmoreira on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @10:16AM (#28930908)
> But if you want an environment where "brands" are comfortable to "engage" with users you need to keep the space as penis-free as possible.

As always, advertising is the root of all the evils we face today in our technological society. When is this industry gonna be regulated out of existence?

Re:Facebook plans to change its name as part of company rebrand by neutronicus on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @11:47AM (#28932143)
Oh, I think you can still chase a few pointers up the Tree of Evil from advertising
Re:Facebook plans to change its name as part of company rebrand by matheusmoreira on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @01:30PM (#28933405)
I don't doubt it. What are your thoughts?
Re:Facebook plans to change its name as part of company rebrand by drusepth on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @03:23PM (#28934987)
I would kind of prefer a space where I can "engage" with companies/people I'm interested in instead of a space full of peni.

Without being reductive, though: there's obviously a middle-ground here. For example, property/space is "owned" by entities in Second Life and those owners can kick/ban others who aren't behaving from their space. It seems entirely possible for a large, 3D space to have areas where brands (or other entities) can ensure they have a penis-free space without dictating what the rest of the "world" is like.

Re:Facebook plans to change its name as part of company rebrand by matheusmoreira on Thursday October 21, 2021 @08:18AM (#28943324)
You can have standards of behavior. This site does. The problem is advertisers imposing their standards on everyone else on pain of demonetization.

It's not just certain websites anymore. The internet is no longer decentralized like it used to be. Independent communities are pretty much dead. Now everything is on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Reddit, whatever. All of these are advertising companies and they regulate what you can and can't say there. Basically you can't say or do anything that offends these advertisers.

I'd rather have a free internet where I can witness the full spectrum of humanity, good and bad. Not what some company or even some government deems acceptable.