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Which is why it's good that at least we got thee of the best comedy series out of old Rupert plus the inspiration for Succession.

It was all worth it for the Simpsons, Family Guy and Always Sunny.

Boyacá as well I think

Dynadot is a solid registrar for anyone looking for a replacement.

How is Telegram more privacy preserving than WhatsApp?

Dynadot is good

I think currently yes. It seems pretty likely that they'll expand it to include brands soon.

It is amazing how many people think they know better than the guy whose company did $120 billion in revenue last year. Maybe Zuck has more business sense than some rando writing for the Atlantic?

Imo paid verification will absolutely make sense to the tens of millions of brands that advertise on Meta's platforms.

"Nobody seriously thinks that Facebook or Twitter will rake in anything remotely comparable" (to the billions made by airline fees)

SnapChat already has 2 million paid subscribers. Between FB and Insta, Meta has > 6x as many active users and will charge for verification separately at this stage so 10 million paid Meta accounts seems realistic in the short term = ~$1.44 billion a year.

The more likely outcome is lowest common denominator high CPC ads. Dating, gambling, "investing", diets, supplements, etc

You've got to love Doctorow's articles in the Guardian bemoaning "surveillance capitalism" being covered in enough retargeted ads to make Zuck blush.