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		hetspookjee on Jan 6, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google fined €150M, Facebook €60M for for non-comp... @jefftk seems an avid and vocal defender of the advertisement business so perhaps he likes to chime in on why the patterns are as they are?

tempodox on Jan 6, 2022 [–]

I don't know about the user you mentioned, but the “why” is patently clear: Tricking and bullying users into being the milking cows of the surveillance economy.

hetspookjee on Jan 6, 2022 | [–]

I feel the same, but I am genuinely curious to hear from someone that genuinely feels the other way.

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