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In­ter­na­tio­nal coalition calls for AC­tion against surveil­lance-based ad­s

by eivarv on 6/23/21, 7:56 AM with 2 comments

  • by mtlmtlmtlmtl on 6/23/21, 10:06 AM

    In my opinion an outright ban like this is the only way to begin to make the internet a net force for good again. The high profitability of exploitative data collection creates a perverse incentive for businesses, which coupled with unfettered capitalism(in the US especially) has led to the current situation with Facebook, Google and others; sacrificing privacy, personal freedoms, and even democracy itself on the altar of ad revenue.

    This is also a rare window of opportunity where the Democrats control both chambers of congress, making such a ban at least somewhat feasible.

  • by seigando on 6/23/21, 5:06 PM

    Please.