xp so what's evil about Google is that they are a for-profit corporation and not the state?
― .oO (silby), Friday, 29 December 2017 21:13 (six years ago) link
they're a de-facto public utility with a duty of care that people looking up cures for tummy aches and global warming don't end up at flat-earth homeopathy sites
― Philip Nunez, Friday, 29 December 2017 21:20 (six years ago) link
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/feb/18/facebook-to-restrict-australian-users-sharing-news-content"> https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/feb/18/facebook-to-restrict-australian-users-sharing-news-content
― the least famous person you were surprised to discover (emsworth), Wednesday, 17 February 2021 22:33 (three years ago) link
I think I’ve learned some valuable lessons today about posting on a phone while walking in the city
― the least famous person you were surprised to discover (emsworth), Wednesday, 17 February 2021 22:34 (three years ago) link
Does Facebook expect a critical mass of late Xers and Boomers to riot because they can’t see news links on Facebook?
― Joe Biden Stan Account (milo z), Wednesday, 17 February 2021 22:36 (three years ago) link
i think they expect news sites will see a drop in traffic
― micah, Wednesday, 17 February 2021 23:41 (three years ago) link
I don’t know if this is just starry-eyed Utopianism but if feels that this move coooould really turn public opinion (here) against the Zuck - which given FBs seeming impregnability thus far is actually an exciting prospect
― the least famous person you were surprised to discover (emsworth), Wednesday, 17 February 2021 23:53 (three years ago) link