Re:We’re fine without Facebook, German and French ministers say
by gambiting on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @08:55AM
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Yes, and if Facebook were to disappear, all of those places and all of those services would advertise elsewhere - if there is no competing platform currently, one would appear. That's the whole point. Just because it's convenient doesn't mean the entire economy in your country should rely on the good will of an American corporation.
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Re:We’re fine without Facebook, German and French ministers say
by ryandrake on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @11:54AM
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Exactly. None of Facebook's products are irreplaceable. If Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Oculus disappeared, even disappeared overnight, there would be a brief period of confusion where everyone scrambled to find alternatives, they would find these alternatives, and then... life would just go on. We might all be better off, particularly if everyone switched over to more open-web, accessible technologies. If the early studies are right, we might even see a general improvement in public happiness and mental health without Facebook and Instagram.