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I don't really use facebook anymore so couldn't care less; but so happened to log in today to change my password and saw this on my front page.

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[–] xenoclast@lemmy.world 75 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I think people are underestimating how important the YouTube thing is.

If they succeed, the entire ad funded internet are going to clone what they do.

It will effect everyone everywhere, whether you run an adblocker or not.

It will benefit the large corporations and choke out the smaller people. It will consolidate control and wealth.

[–] LifeOfChance@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Exactly and I think what we are seeing here is that the other companies are now helping build a very frustrating user experience to break down the everyday user. We will likely see Twitter and others joining in the coming weeks

[–] Cranakis@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

To you and @xenoclast@lemmy.world (and everyone else); What do we do about it? How can I fight back?

[–] DrDickHandler@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

They have already succeeded.