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isodev ◴[] No.45141438[source]
Oh nice. I hope other countries follow suit. It’s quite a shame Google didn’t get Chrome divested from them in the US, would’ve been a “nature is healing” moment for the web.
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roscas ◴[] No.45141539[source]
"would’ve been a “nature is healing” moment for the web". I wish this was true.

The healing will be when all ads and marketing will be down to zero. This companies like Facebook and Google make their billions putting on your face what you don't want or need and someone else pays them good money for that.

You may think it's too radical but we must make marketing illegal. Then fix the web.

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kyrra ◴[] No.45141713[source]
This is a pipe dream. Advertising always has existed and always will. It comes and goes in different forms, but people like selling things they make or services they provide. Without a way of getting those things in front of people, nothing new could come to light.

I agree that some sites make advertisements a massive eyesore, but that's a problem that can be solved in other ways.

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1. bdangubic ◴[] No.45144894{3}[source]
Without a way of getting those things in front of people, nothing new could come to light.

Most of the things I own / purchase / use… I have neither seen a commercial for nor pursuaded by it if I saw it in passing. So there are other ways. Right now few of the largest companies on the planet contribute little-to-nothing to society other than showing garbage down people’s throats. Perhaps there is some happy medium but I don’t think society can ever reach it any longer