> As it stands, the data centre will use up much of the green energy that NL has created over the past few years, purely for Facebook to... sell more ads. That's not palatable.
Why do people so strongly critique Facebook for selling ads but not businesses from buying them?
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> The story of Ramon van Meer. He runs a company that sells ramps that help wiener dogs get up and down off the couch. For years, his company reached its niche audience through targeted Facebook ads. Then Apple changed the privacy settings on the iPhone, and suddenly those Facebook ads stopped working.
Why don't small & medium business owners like Ramon get critiqued for feeding the beast?
Why do people so strongly critique Facebook for selling ads but not businesses from buying them?
For instance [0]
> The story of Ramon van Meer. He runs a company that sells ramps that help wiener dogs get up and down off the couch. For years, his company reached its niche audience through targeted Facebook ads. Then Apple changed the privacy settings on the iPhone, and suddenly those Facebook ads stopped working.
Why don't small & medium business owners like Ramon get critiqued for feeding the beast?
[0]: https://www.npr.org/2022/03/17/1087425495/tech-giants-and-ti...