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by afterburner
2191 days ago
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> That stock is dead anyways if they forbid ad targeting No, advertising can exist very easily without targeting. It's still advertising, and people still pay for it. > And no, the company does not have any such obligation to its shareholders You're ignoring that some of the people with the most stock are those in charge of the company. They'd be destroying their own wealth by "shutting down the site". |
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https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/25/tech/google-france-copyri...
> No, advertising can exist very easily without targeting. It's still advertising, and people still pay for it.
Have you tried advertising your product on such platforms? It just does not work if you're not a huge brand name with a deep pocket.
> You're ignoring that some of the people with the most stock are those in charge of the company. They'd be destroying their own wealth by "shutting down the site".
Actually that's the basis for my argument. That's why they might want to go "on a strike" for a few days - if it succeeds, it would massively increase their profits compared to the non-ad targeting version of the company, while missing only a few days of revenue if not successful.