• anticurrent@sh.itjust.works
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    17 hours ago

    They are boiling the frog, just like whatsapp did in 2021 remember the uproar about whatsapp data sharing with business accounts and stuff, whatsapp played the long game delayed the change, let the anger die and everyone just stayed.

    Reddit took the tough approach in 2023. they didn’t budge. people stopped boycotting and went back to reddit shortly after.

    Boycotts don’t work

    • artyom@piefed.social
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      13 hours ago

      Boycotts work 100% of the time of people actually follow through on them. We’ve seen this time and time again. Most recently with Jimmy Kimmel.