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Making you leave is their point since you cost them money.

misk OP ,
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Where will creators go to get those viewers back? TikTok?

misk OP ,
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Where will you go?

misk OP , (edited )
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At their scale and cost optimization it's likely one of the few remaining holes to plug. I wouldn't underestimate how many people try to block YouTube ads which adds up quickly. Whatever the benefit is from allowing people to keep draining their resources, it probably doesn't outweigh benefits in the non-0% interest rate environment. Their monopoly is also nowhere near threatened and their biggest competitor could be banned in the US.

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I would assume that extended support covers built-in apps like Edge.

misk ,
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  • YouTube Premium
  • Apple One Family (Music, TV+, iCloud, Arcade)
  • HBO Max (best value for high quality content but Apple is very close these days)
  • Prime (barely use it but it's $12/yr here)
  • Game Pass Ultimate
  • Usenet Farm, couple of odd blocks and indexers
  • Carrot Weather

Considering paying for RSS provider but they all seem overpriced for what they do above Feedly free tier.

misk ,
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Sync across devices at free tier which is the main thing. You pay by having access to things like real-time updates, filters, summaries etc. I don't keep a vps these days and I have a preferred client that's limited to commercial solutions.

misk OP ,
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It's not all bad. Artifact uses "AI" to change clickbait titles into more descriptive ones for example.

misk OP ,
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Slippery slope is a logical fallacy.

misk OP ,
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It's for the Artifact users.

misk OP ,
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Yeah, little control over presented articles was what led me to drop it when I was considering reddit alternatives but I'd kill for that de-clickbaiting feature to make way to RSS readers and link aggregators.

misk ,
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I expect them to cover this in as much detail as possible. They are probably the last big tech / business news website standing. I know Gizmodo, Engadget, Tech Crunch etc exist but nobody seems to have resources and connections The Verge does.

misk ,
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It's not the same although I must admit I didn't know 404 had this kind of coverage and now it's in my RSS :)

misk ,
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Me neither. Even though I don't use Instagram / Threads I know it's literally their thing, quite often communicated by management in interviews etc.

misk OP ,
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I use Apple hardware because it's made by a company that has a business model based on high margins. Google is an advertising company and their business model is selling my data.

misk OP ,
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Google makes money predominantly on ads.

misk OP ,
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In terms of overall revenue it's a side hustle for Apple, unlike Google they can live without it.

misk OP , (edited )
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Ad business is centered around profiling people, trading this data with other ad companies to enrich those profiles, and using it to shove ads down your throat. Thought it was common knowledge, sorry. Here's more in depth explanation: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/03/google-says-it-doesnt-sell-your-data-heres-how-company-shares-monetizes-and

misk OP ,
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Google sells your data: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/03/google-says-it-doesnt-sell-your-data-heres-how-company-shares-monetizes-and

I definitely don't idolize Apple, check my post history :p

misk OP ,
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Yeah, but I have to use some kind of phone. And TV box. And computer. Apple is definitely better than the alternatives in terms of data brokerage and serving me ads, which is important to me.

misk OP ,
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This one:

Can you walk me through your logic that Google would sell your data? Who would they sell your data to, exactly, and how would that be financially advantageous to them?

misk OP ,
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Have you considered taking a look at EFF report that I linked?

misk ,
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God forbid our communication protocol of choice gets widely adapted before global communist revolution.

misk ,
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This works great: https://youtube.com/premium

This is pretty cool too: https://sponsor.ajay.app/

For TV clients: https://github.com/dmunozv04/iSponsorBlockTV

Ex-Activision CEO Bobby Kotick looks to buy TikTok amid shutdown fears - Dexerto (www.dexerto.com)

TikTok has been at the center of controversy for the United States government in the last few years. Particularly, members of the Senate believe China-based parent company ByteDance could spy on its users and share information with the Chinese Government....

misk ,
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While it's pretty much guaranteed all tech giants will sell your data to China if the price is right, Bobby could give it away for free to the Taliban for shits and giggles.

misk OP ,
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Machine learning might be the biggest computation type by volume to benefit from this so it's not that silly. With declining hardware gains we're back to optimizing in software which is preferable to gobbling up more and more energy resources.

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