cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/29294751
Everything that makes advertisers happy is to the detriment of humanity as a whole. Everything that makes advertisers’ jobs easier also makes it easier for authoritarian governments. “Innovation” is no longer about creating new things, it’s about taking what already works, breaking it, shoving ads on it and charging a ransom in the form of a premium subscription.
On the other hand, there are endless ad-skipping tools, pages and sites where the main attraction is the lack of ads without a subscription. More and more people are talking about how intrusive and annoying ads are, even those who make their living from them. As the efforts of big tech to please advertisers grow, so do the efforts of ordinary people to screw them.
Very Cyberpunk.
You didn’t mention most of ad data collection is illegal. We just don’t have the balls to fight back Facebook, Google and Amazon.
Its not balls. There are books describing that the court system is rigged in favor of big companies. There is no chance to “just fight back”. We are working on it though. This place is one part of the countermovement. The EU is starting to work against it. Things are moving, albeit slowly.