• whatsisface@sh.itjust.works
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    3 hours ago

    Do they not get paid by advertisers per view? Wouldn’t they only ever get paid for either premium or ads for a user, never both?

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      1 hour ago

      Ad views aren’t sold individually, though views’re certainly involved as a metric. These fucks will take all the money they can, every time, and for as long as they can get away with it.

      Your “never” there is endearingly naive, no offense, and I do hope that you’re not at all surprised the next time you read/hear about any/every tech giant emphatically shitting on everyone & everything for profit, but getting <1% TR fines when (not “if”) they get caught and taken to court. 🥲🙇🏼‍♂️