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		_heimdall 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A free and open internet shouldn't come at the exp... Targeted advertising and a free & open internet are antithetical. There's nothing wrong with sites that embed the same ad for everyone, much like you would do for print advertising.

account42 11 months ago [–]

Regular advertising is what brought us targetted advertising in the first place. Greed doesn't stop at a sustainable profit.

The internet was much better when most websites were not profit driven.

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