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    meh, the goal here is simply to extract more cash from advertisers. How they source their ads has little effect on users and claims of increased click rate is nothing more than marketing to get companies to buy more ads (note how they gave no other info than a vague % increase.) It's certainly exploitive to serve ads in this way, but not exploitive of the community, rather, exploitive of the companies buying ads. SO presenting this as a benefit to the community is potentially exploitive, if there isn't clear accountability of the funds going to the improvement of the community. Commented Nov 8, 2024 at 4:31
  • or, at minimum, a clear indication that for a community to be worth hosting it needs to be bringing in X, and quarterly updates on how these communities are faring so people know what to expect. Commented Nov 8, 2024 at 4:35
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    It's ironic (and utterly sad) how the more the company mentions the importance of and respect for the community in blogs and other outward-facing communication, the less they are actually showing any of that respect or appreciation to the community itself. Commented Nov 8, 2024 at 11:49
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    IMHO, that social contract went out the window when Prosus bought the company. It's worth about the same as 🧻 now Commented Nov 8, 2024 at 17:07
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    Oh it started being ignored waaaaay before that. Commented Nov 10, 2024 at 5:54