Warner CrockerMicrosoft drops Twitter from its advertising platform
#Microsoft #Twitter
https://mashable.com/article/microsoft-drops-twitter-from-advertising-platform
myrmepropagandistI don't know much about this tool -- would we want fediverse on it or would that even make any sense? @atomicpoet
Chris Trottier@futurebird @WarnerCrocker For a moment there, you had me wondering if this is coming to the Fediverse.
I don't want federated ads.
Local is fine under certain circumstances, in my opinion.
ocdtrekkie@atomicpoet @futurebird @WarnerCrocker Ads will come. (Some are already here, both from legitimate companies and spammers.) There's nothing inherently wrong with that. The key difference is that ads on the fediverse are... just ordinary posts. We can block them, or block entire instances, at our leisure.
The core difference here is the control is held by users, not corporations.
Andy Jones@ocdtrekkie @atomicpoet @futurebird @WarnerCrocker I've been on an instance with ads. Blocking them doesn't work – they create an account per ad if they want – but OTOH that means they're not on your home timeline.