Strypey · @strypey
2427 followers · 24427 posts · Server mastodon.nzoss.nzThere's no way ad-funded platforms can seriously promise to help rid the world of disinformation. Because marketing (advertising and PR) *is* professional disinformation. If that's what's paying the bills, you're part of the problem, not part of the solution.
Bill Hicks was right:
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=tHEOGrkhDp0
#marketing #advertising #advertizing #disinformation
Bruce Wilson · @bruce
2 followers · 9 posts · Server social.kf7k.comThe #science hashtag has metastasized over the years into many things that have little to do with proving or disproving a hypothesis. It's now the synonym for #photography #interesting #space #philosophy #prophesying #motivation #entertainment #fear #humor #art #career #hobby #exploration #journalism #advertizing #history (okay, I like that synonym) #podcasts #atheism #diet #society #brewing #library #ufos #weather #nature (here I stopped scrolling). Too broad a hashtag to be meaningful anymore.
#science #photography #interesting #space #philosophy #prophesying #motivation #entertainment #fear #humor #art #career #hobby #exploration #journalism #advertizing #history #podcasts #atheism #diet #society #brewing #library #ufos #weather #nature
Strypey · @strypey
1875 followers · 18256 posts · Server mastodon.nzoss.nz
Anyone who still thinks selling audiences to advertisers is a viable way to fund media businesses in the digital age, please read this thread, starting here:
https://mastodon.social/@ifixcoinops/105834539367159715
Ads aren't going away (sadly) and there are some niche cases where they still work. But the results are mostly bad for society (eg FarceBook and Titter). Time to get creative folks.
#media #advertizing #datafarming
ClaudioM · @claudiom
683 followers · 11955 posts · Server bsd.networkSigh. Why do people keep doing this? Just drop the platform altogether.
This does concern me, though, for sites like Nitter, Invidious, and others that remove the privacy-invading tactics of the sites they target.
#facebook #meta #instagram #og #SocialMedia #privacy #advertizing
https://www.engadget.com/meta-cracks-down-on-og-app-instagram-client-005949126.html
#facebook #meta #instagram #og #socialmedia #privacy #advertizing