KalvinDec 27

[Summary] After a €120M fine, X has banned the European Commission from running ads. This retaliatory move highlights the growing friction between big tech power and democratic regulation.

https://1312blogs.org/kalvin0x58c/elon-musks-x-bans-european-commission-from-making-ads-after-eu120m-fine

#ElonMusk #X #EuropeanCommission #BigTech #Regulation #DigitalRights #AdBan #FreedomOfSpeech #DigitalServicesAct #EU #TechNews #Democracy #Censorship #CorporatePower #SocialMedia #1312blogs #kalvin0x58c #InternationalRelations #TechEthics

N-gated Hacker NewsApr 5, 2025
In a bizarre twist of anti-capitalist daydreaming, the author fantasizes about banning ads, as if imagining a world where unicorns prance in meadows of free content 🌸🦄. Meanwhile, the internet wonders: how will influencers survive without their #sponsored avocado toast? 🥑✨
https://simone.org/advertising/ #anti-capitalism #digitaldreams #influencerlife #adban #unicornfantasy #contentcreators #HackerNews #ngated
What If We Made Advertising Illegal?

What if we banned all advertising? Not regulate it—abolish it. This proposal would transform manipulation machines, and maybe save democracy itself. A thought experiment worth considering.

Kōdō Simone
Dmitry PotylitsynOct 11, 2023

My roller-coaster experience with Facebook advertising to gain an audience 🥲

https://linkedin.com/posts/dmitry-potylitsyn-723b30163_facebookads-advertisingfail-socialmedia-activity-7117910510150332416-keo6

#facebookads #advertisingfail #socialmedia #marketing #digitaladvertising #audienceengagement #targetaudience #adban #accountdeleted #motivation #dontgiveup #lifelessons

Dmitry Potylitsyn on LinkedIn: #facebookads #advertisingfail #socialmedia #marketing #digitaladvertising…

My roller-coaster experience with Facebook advertising to gain an audience: 1. Revived a long-forgotten account, established a “business” page, and began…