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Reddit is removing ability to opt out of ad personalization based on your activity on the platform (techcrunch.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

we should be paid our fair share for every data point they collect.

And every time they sell it, every transaction it leads to.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think a flat one time fee per access is fine, so long as it's proportional to the sales they make. Data has a value with respect to time anyway, new data is more valuable than old data, even if the data is the same, so it's not like they'll just be getting it one time.