• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    I don’t see social media companies do this, I see billboard companies do this. On billboards that stay “please advertise on our billboard” for years.

    • Supervivens@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      There’s a difference though as a billboard is a physical spot that they are actively losing money on when not filled vs a random spot in your feed.

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        2 years ago

        It’s still a spot that could be used by an actual ad. Of course, they have millions of those spots