Hex#Paywalled/Adwalled links are surprisingly common in the #Fediverse.
Content that's not accessible without conditions is not part of the open web.
How should we deal with this? A bot that replies with an unblocked link? cw?
Norz@hexmasteen I guess people are trying to make a living based on the content linked to... 😏
@norz Online ad revenue in the USA alone is expected to be nearly 120 billion dollars this year.
As a comparison, General Motors has a revenue of ~140 billion.
#gafam #survaillanceCapitalism
src: https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2020/06/22/google-ad-revenues-to-dip-as-market-becomes-triopoly-says-market-tracker/1877925
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_companies_in_the_United_States_by_revenue
Google ad revenues to dip as market becomes ‘triopoly’, says market tracker | Malay Mail
WASHINGTON, June 22 — Google is expected to see its first decline in US ad revenues this year as the coronavirus pandemic hits travel advertising, a market tracker said today. New research by eMarketer indicates Google will still be leading digital advertising but with a smaller share as the...