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Re:EU fines Apple €500M and Meta €200M by troupo on Thursday April 24, 2025 @01:36AM (#43779584)
> You could have non-personalized, or contextual ads. But those are much less effective.

This is a lie that has been perpetuated for a very long time.

1. There's no definite proof they are much less effective

2. Even if they are less effective, is it a bad trade-off when weighed against life-long pervasive and invasive tracking?

Re:EU fines Apple €500M and Meta €200M by judge2020 on Thursday April 24, 2025 @08:26AM (#43781885)
> 2. Even if they are less effective, is it a bad trade-off when weighed against life-long pervasive and invasive tracking?

You're talking benefits to society and/or the consumer; the only thing that matters is (often short-term) profits.

Re:EU fines Apple €500M and Meta €200M by troupo on Thursday April 24, 2025 @09:17AM (#43782348)
"Yes the planet got destroyed. But for a beautiful moment in time we created a lot of value for shareholders."

Sadly, this comic lives rent-free in my head all the time