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Re:Meta prohibited from using personal data for advertisement by Nextgrid on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @11:04AM (#34247213)
I'd be more than happy to pay for HN, but I think it's a very bad example as it's not funded by any kind of ads/tracking (not directly at the very least).
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Re:Meta prohibited from using personal data for advertisement by ericpauley on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @11:07AM (#34247247)
The entire site is one giant ad for YC. The only difference is that HN has achieved an extremely effective content marketing strategy so tracking isn't needed.
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Re:Meta prohibited from using personal data for advertisement by stickfigure on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @01:49PM (#34249702)
It keeps a permanent list of your votes, comments, and submissions. It maintains your social credit score ("karma"). HN is absolutely tracking the hell out of you.
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Re:Meta prohibited from using personal data for advertisement by jefftk on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @11:19AM (#34247463)
HN does have ads: they look like posts, but you can't vote or comment on them. They're job ads for YC companies.

You can see a list of recent ones at https://news.ycombinator.com/jobs

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