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rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 2 days agoI still fuck with reddit some but I do it read-only. I have a couple accounts because it’s the best place to get information on certain video games and niche hobbies.
But I do refuse to participate, I only lurk. Fuck that corporation, I contribute nothing and take only data center time.
baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Do you block their ads? Even if you do, they use your page view numbers to sell slots to ad companies at a higher price.
DmMacniel@feddit.org 2 days ago
So they inflate the page view to the ad companies while the ad companies won’t get anything out of your page view. So it’s a win win :)
baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
So then Reddit makes more money because they can charge more for an ad slot due to higher page views. There is no way to use Reddit without them making more money.
DmMacniel@feddit.org 1 day ago
Yet the ad Company will see that albeit high page views they don’t get any conversions. So they lose and Reddit loses ad credibility.
rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
yeah, I don’t see very much advertisement on the entire web but definitely none from reddit, even those inserted “post” ads seem to go away with a combo of Ublock Origin and Privacy Badger.