OP was taking about Tumblr, but I think it applies even more to the Fediverse: users need to develop an ethos of paying to support the sites they use. Otherwise advertisers pay the bills and call the shots.

  • Kindness
    5·
    1 year ago

    Yay for supporting sites you want to stick around!

    Gentle reminder to watch out for places that take your money for a product and still treat you as a data factory. Such as the three largest US based tech companies.

    • NedMc@infosec.pub
      5·
      1 year ago

      Internet Giant: “You need to pick one:”

      a) pay for the service,

      b) accept we’ll sell your data,

      c) accept we’ll show you ads.

      Consumer: “Er, okay… I pick (a)”

      Internet Giant: “So (d) then. All of the above.”