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Re:You can watch Pluto TV in VLC, and the MPA considers this... by deckard1 on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @01:54PM (#34986718)
> you agreed to watch ads

How many ads did I agree to? How long? Did I agree for them to harvest and sell my info to 3rd parties? And which ones? Did I agree to Equifax selling out my private info (including salary history) via The Work Number?

These corporations have been stealing from me forever using their lawyer thugs and endless microscopic print while having no option but to say "yes" to everything. Are you going to live without a cellular phone plan in 2023? Or internet? Or a car that is now a SaaS that tracks you via GPS and sells it to god-knows-who. Farmers can't even own their tractors today if John Deere gets their way. The rent-seeking is all a bit too much.

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Re:You can watch Pluto TV in VLC, and the MPA considers this... by sunnytimes on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @02:50PM (#34987361)
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64206913

the farmers won the John Deere argument! .. i didn't read the article but half my family is farmers and they were excited about it.

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