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So basically media will have more ways to manipulate us by tracking our browsing habits, subscriptions, comments, etc.
I’ll pass thanks.
If you're talking news media, much of their worst behavior is rooted in the ad-driven business model. Subscriptions would actually help make things better. Not sure if there's a way to leverage the fediverse for a subscription play, though