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Facebook Takes Out Full-Page Newspaper Ads to Attack Apple's iOS Privacy Changes
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I am disappointed but not surprised that people are responding as they are (slamming Facebook for their apparent hypocrisy). It is the obvious way to respond. I don't believe that Facebook's primary reason for the ad has to do Apple's iOS privacy changes.
Do people really think that Facebook thinks they can convince people to side with them over Apple?
Do people really think that Facebook thinks they can convince people to side with them over Apple?
Neither. They all screw you over one way or another.
Advertising ruined the internet. I still remember the old days when people freaked out over the introduction of banner ads. The internet in the 20s is worse than television ever was.
While I applaud Apple for this, Facebook does have an option to win this battle.
They can always just sell themselves to a Chinese parent company like ByteDance (TikTok’s owners) and Apple would probably back off and make an exception for them.
Apple (and pretty much most companies, politicians, Hollywood, etc) are absolutely terrified of messing with China.
They can always just sell themselves to a Chinese parent company like ByteDance (TikTok’s owners) and Apple would probably back off and make an exception for them.
Apple (and pretty much most companies, politicians, Hollywood, etc) are absolutely terrified of messing with China.
Not true anymore. BTW, benefits and top notch customer service is why I prefer Amex.
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Small businesses is one thing, but Facebook allows fraudsters, scammers, conspiracy theorists and cult groups to run ads full of dishonest marketing and false information. It has a profound effect on the minds of susceptible people and fuels extremist beliefs and creates terrible echo chambers. The ads are targeted towards people suffering from depression, or having financial problems, or lonely or of certain political and religious persuasions.
When Facebook stops doing that **** and stops letting crooks and cranks take advantage of people then they can talk.
Until then I support any and every possible move to smash Facebook into pieces.
When Facebook stops doing that **** and stops letting crooks and cranks take advantage of people then they can talk.
Until then I support any and every possible move to smash Facebook into pieces.
For me it's only 7 trackers prevented. Does that mean the remaining 21 went under the radar and are still tracking me?
What small company relies solely on tracking users to make money? You need a massive user base to be effective. I really hope this pushes the advertising world to a decentralized model similar to the BAT project. I am not against opt in ads and tracking as long as the user knows what is at stake.
I block api's like that. Google is more difficult to block without messing up content but most of the time they can be blocked also.
Depends Brave is only showing 5 blocked for me ublock is over 40 on Macrumors it all comes down to what lists you have enabled and the browser you use. Chrome as an example prevents any adblocker from being 100% effective.
When you don't pay for the product, YOU are the product. This is why people are more willing to pay a premium for Apple. While Apple does use data for their own research and yes that leads to more money for them, they at least are keeping it much more safe. Rather than selling it to the slimiest , highest bidder.
www.nextdns.io will block them if you set it up to. Also need to block port 53 traffic on your router 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 love to bypass your devices settings.
WOW. Incredible!. Does Facebook really think that people are stupid to believe that tracing users online is good for people?
FWIW and IMHO, it seems like any site which offers it's services for "free" operates on the model of building "profiles" of users to serve their clients(the advertisers). Google and Facebook are prime examples.
I wonder what percentage of users of those services know about how those companies make their money.
I wonder what percentage of users of those services know about how those companies make their money.