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Google and Meta accused of shaping reality, not serving users
Original: An ordinary service provider does what you ask. Google and Meta decide what you see, profile your behavior, and sell acc
A widely shared privacy commentary contrasts ordinary service providers, who simply do what customers ask, with Google and Meta, which profile user behavior, decide what people see through algorithms, and sell access to users' attention under the label of a free service. The argument is resonating in privacy and 'degoogling' circles, where critics say the two companies effectively shape users' perception of reality while calling it a service.
Why now: Ongoing public concern about algorithmic profiling and targeted advertising by Google and Meta
Evidence
- An ordinary service provider does what you ask. Google and Meta decide what you see, profile your behavior, and sell access to your attention. Your barber cuts your hair. Google en Meta shape your reality and call it a service. # privacy # meta # google # degoogle # algorithms… · digitalhomecheck@privacysafe.social · 4
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