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Jan Penfrat

argues they cannot rely on contextual ads "as long as advertisers don't pay the same money for them as they do for personalised ads."

Really, this is why banning is so powerful a solution because it would take the harmful business model off the market.

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I know the outcome of the presidential election in has a web of complex reasons. But it would be ludicrous to ignore the dangerous impact that 's laissez-faire and its and content business model has. Not only but also and :

Meta’s Role in Romania’s 2024 Presidential - important research by @checkfirst

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CheckFirst · Research Note: Meta’s Role in Romania’s 2024 Presidential Election - CheckFirstCheck First, with the help of Reset Tech, EU DisinfoLab and independent journalists Luiza Vasiliu and Victor Ilie publish the flash research note “Ads, Influence, and Democracy: Meta’s Role in Romania’s 2024 Presidential Election.” This note offers critical insights into the influence of digital platforms on public opinion and the electoral process in Romania during a politically pivotal moment.
#surveillance#CommercialSurveillance#politicalads
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🎉 In other news:

24 European Parliament lawmakers from the @TheProgressives, , @eppgroup, @ecrgroup and the @EP_GreensEFA asked Parliament President to suspend campaigns run through ’s parent company and on over fears they could be sponsoring Russian . They also urged to reallocate the EP’s advertising budgets to “trustworthy" ads methods (think: ).

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@airwhale @rysiek @atomicpoet @mike @mmasnick ...while adding some and obligations for the biggest social media operators out there.

That does not mean we should not regulate the terrible -driven business model that creates a lot of the commercial incentives for social media platforms to harm users and societies. The is too weak on this front unfortunately. [2/2]

Some more background: edri.org/our-work/the-dsa-fail

European Digital Rights (EDRi)The DSA fails to reign in the most harmful digital platform businesses – but it is still useful - European Digital Rights (EDRi)The Digital Services Act (DSA) was lauded by some as creating a “constitution for the internet”. But it is far from perfect and much will depend on how it is going to be implemented and enforced.
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