Because it is literally in the playbook.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish
I don’t see how you can reconcile Facebook is both “hugely destructive” but their algorithm “isn’t as damaging”? Like…what?
Just betting on FACEBOOK to do the right thing is laughable. Sorry if that’s harsh but damn man, where have you been the last…decade?
100% agree. I’ve been shocked at what seems like extreme naivety or willful ignorance in some of the discussions on federating with corps. Corps only want profit. People are the product at meta. They just want more product.
There’s either a streak of loud and stupid that started up when the NDAs came to light or some of these “Facebook would never do anything bad” people are suspicious af.