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0 pointselzbardico3y ago0 comments

Who gets to decide what is an "insane" profit? You?

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Re-read the post. They could afford to run fewer ads. Right now, google is optimizing for profits at the possible cost of user experience, which may hurt google long-term. It's their right to do that, but I think it's a poor idea in the long term.

BaseballPhysics3y ago

Given that Alphabet still refuses to release profit numbers for Youtube, right now, no one but Alphabet.

And given the context of this conversation is about ads, dark patterns, and more broadly, privacy, I think it's perfectly reasonable that we have that conversation.

ASalazarMX3y ago

The Market(TM)

Teever3y ago

Regulators.

And since the US seems to have abrogated those responsibilities they are falling to the EU.

scarface743y ago

So you want regulators to decide how much of a profit corporations should have for a non essential service like watching videos?

Teever3y ago

"So you want regulators to decide how much of a profit corporations should have for a non essential service like smoking cigarettes?

Yes I want regulators to dictate how a behemoth corporate entity like Alphabet uses a platform like Youtube in ways that they both unduly profit from and are unacceptably detrimental to society as a whole.

Entities like Alphabet continue to grow and grow and the corrosive effects of their growth need to be checked some how. If you don't advocate for regulation than what mechanisms are you anticipating will mitigate the negative aspects of these kinds of entities?

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paulpauper3y ago

BaseballPhysics3y ago

Given that Alphabet still refuses to release profit numbers for Youtube, right now, no one but Alphabet.

And given the context of this conversation is about ads, dark patterns, and more broadly, privacy, I think it's perfectly reasonable that we have that conversation.

ASalazarMX3y ago

The Market(TM)

Teever3y ago

Regulators.

And since the US seems to have abrogated those responsibilities they are falling to the EU.

scarface743y ago

So you want regulators to decide how much of a profit corporations should have for a non essential service like watching videos?

Teever3y ago

"So you want regulators to decide how much of a profit corporations should have for a non essential service like smoking cigarettes?

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