Great question. Is Facebook trying to get users to pressure Apple into enabling personal data tracking? Facebook is at fault here for being part of the evil plot to make people the product.
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Facebook Runs Second Full-Page Ad Criticizing Apple, Says Opt-In Tracking Will Make the Internet Worse
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When I skimmed your comment at first before reading it in full, I perceived your last word as "bankruptcy" instead of "transparency". Thought I'd share it in case it might still be relevant to Facebook who appears to give me 67% ads and 33% content recently nearing my boycott. ;-)
I guess they are hoping that using the small business, many of which are struggling today, will turn people (those that don't understand what is actually going on) against Apple.
At this point, I need to find a way to mute FB from my life. Every time it gets mentioned it’s just a disappointment. I don’t need to be reminded of my distaste for it and it’s horrible ceo. There’s already plenty of bad news as it is.
Facebook sells advertising and mind control. While mind control is power, advertising pays the bills. Apple drawing attention to personal data security is undermining both the advertising (less revenue from targeted ads) and the mind control (“why is Facebook collecting all this data on me?”). If the threat was to one or the other, probably not a big deal, but since Facebook is being attacked on both fronts they are now reacting in a public manner.
Keep in mind that these companies employ the absolute best in psychology expertise, so the wording and positioning of these ads are very deliberate. Note that Apple is not undermining Facebook’s business model (has Facebook mentioned how it will hit their bottom line?) - instead, Apple is portrayed as robbing small businesses of 60% of their revenue and/or profit. Which begs the question: where is that money going to go? Facebook seems to insinuate that Apple will magically sponge it up.
Keep in mind that these companies employ the absolute best in psychology expertise, so the wording and positioning of these ads are very deliberate. Note that Apple is not undermining Facebook’s business model (has Facebook mentioned how it will hit their bottom line?) - instead, Apple is portrayed as robbing small businesses of 60% of their revenue and/or profit. Which begs the question: where is that money going to go? Facebook seems to insinuate that Apple will magically sponge it up.
In my opinion, I believe this particular social media giant stands to be more corrosive on global society than any virus in recorded history.
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I prefer targeted ads to nonsense which wastes everyone's time, but I hate petty attempts to invade my privacy more. So giving users "opt-in" option is clearly the right thing to do, and criticizing it is a call for illegal practice. What A.I. really is for some large companies appears to be an acronym for artificial idiocy which they can't seem to give up, and then blaming those who are trying to do the right thing, for it.
Facebook also seems to be naively making a confession that their privacy policy is full of lies.
Facebook also seems to be naively making a confession that their privacy policy is full of lies.
Completely frivolous almost vexatious comments from Facebook. FACT. Any user who wants to let others have their data can do so. So there is no problem!![]()
The problem is Facebook wants to continue selling our data with or without our permission.
With this sort of distorted action by Facebook, you really have to wonder at what information they have censored in order to meet what they consider THEIR TRUTH.
Shocking distortion of facts by Facebook.
If Apple was preventing us buying on line or giving the data we choose to give it would be another matter altogether, but they aren't. They are giving us the choice over who has our data.
Silly me I thought all the ads on a web page with auto-playing videos is what was making the web worse.
Serious question here: Who is Facebook targetting with these ads? Most consumers don't read the papers they placed the ads in. Even muggles can read thru the lines that Facebook doesn't care about small businesses.
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I find it interesting that in tech, so many developers go into the Apple app store and want to call the shots, for what it is worth, it's Apple's store. If you made a physical product and want to sell it in a retail store, the store makes the rules and it's take it or leave it. If you were selling your product in, let's say Macy's and you had employees standing around the store telling customers "buy it from directly and I'll give it to you cheaper" You would out the door from in a heart beat and store brand is always cheaper. So why is it that Apple builds a store, supports it, runs it, and people complain that they want it run differently. If you were not there you would make less, in fact, if the App store never existed, most of the developers would have never existed.....Just an observation, actual real world option may differ 
In other words, Republicans. The folks with the ability to make laws right now. And also, oh wouldn't you know, what a coincidence, exactly the lawmakers who are sympathetic to their position!
Sorry about your metrics FB! Many people are privacy-focused nowadays as they become more familiar with the technology with an abundance of resources out there to study. I applaud Apple for doing this, but if they didn't then I hope that other solutions tighten their offerings to better combat this kind of intrusion (e.g. EFF, Ghost, DDG's Privacy Essentials, etc.).
Because of this latest action, Apple has just earned another upgrade cycle from me. Keep it up Apple...
Facebook is whining, not because Apple will "harm the free internet", but because Facebook's ability to rack up billions in advertising revenue will be impacted.
"To make ends meet, many will have to start charging you subscription fees or adding more in-app purchases, making the internet much more expensive and reducing high-quality free content."
Translation: Because of this change, more businesses will discover that Facebook advertising isn't worth what they claim it is, so they'll charge consumers directly for their service. That means revenue will go into the businesses pockets, rather than business revenue going into Facebook's pocket.
The other benefit is that websites will have to offer services that are of sufficient value that consumers are willing to pay for them. As it stands now, there are too many sites with sub-standard content that survive because of pervasive advertising. You want my subscription dollars? Offer something of value, so I'll be motivated to pay for it!
To be clear: Facebook's complaint has nothing to do with a free internet or small business owners. It's 100% about Facebook's ad revenue being reduced because consumers don't want their privacy invaded for the sake of Facebook's profits.
"To make ends meet, many will have to start charging you subscription fees or adding more in-app purchases, making the internet much more expensive and reducing high-quality free content."
Translation: Because of this change, more businesses will discover that Facebook advertising isn't worth what they claim it is, so they'll charge consumers directly for their service. That means revenue will go into the businesses pockets, rather than business revenue going into Facebook's pocket.
The other benefit is that websites will have to offer services that are of sufficient value that consumers are willing to pay for them. As it stands now, there are too many sites with sub-standard content that survive because of pervasive advertising. You want my subscription dollars? Offer something of value, so I'll be motivated to pay for it!
To be clear: Facebook's complaint has nothing to do with a free internet or small business owners. It's 100% about Facebook's ad revenue being reduced because consumers don't want their privacy invaded for the sake of Facebook's profits.
Exactly. It's like the local gang of muggers complaining to the city that putting in street lights is bad for their business.
"We're just a bunch of hard working businessmen trying to make a buck."
