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[-] EvilBit@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

The cycle is:

Provide a useful service to users at a loss to make the service indispensable
Claw back some of that value for business customers (advertisers) to lock them in
Claw back some of that value for the company

They’re describing how nice step 1 was.

this post was submitted on 30 Mar 2024

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