alt Hacker NewsGood riddance to everything supported by ads.
I genuinely wonder if people would wind up spending less money if they had to pay for services than if they get exposed to ads that lead them to buy more things. But either way, once ads and "free with ads" are gone, there's much more room for other competitors.
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troupo • last Tuesday at 6:52 AM
> Good riddance to everything supported by ads.
Ads don't require pervasive and invasive tracking for every breath you take
Okay, you think that, but as we've seen even banning TikTok alone is incredibly controversial and ultimately seems to have failed. Banning Instagram and TikTok doesn't seem politically feasible. So what do you do?