Starting Friday, Europeans will see their online life change. People in the 27-nation European Union can alter some of what shows up when they search, scroll and share on the biggest social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram and Facebook and other tech giants like Google and Amazon.

I read this wondering if there would be something strange, or an overreaction. There’s nothing like that at all. It’s basically just a law that forces tech companies to respect people and their right to privacy. Most of it is common sense stuff that you think they should do without having to be told.

Then you remember that there’s money involved, and people think ethics are too expensive.

    • @shanghaibebop@beehaw.orgEnglish
      5•1 year ago

      Not really.

      Now the 15 sponsored links will be irrelevant to YOU as a user since they can’t personalize the ads.

      They can still use context advertising which does not use your personal information but only what you are giving to them for search.

      Amazon search is probably the least impacted by this, since they use context advertising by default.

        • @blindsight@beehaw.org
          2•1 year ago

          Parent poster didn’t read as a “fanboy”, and the ad hominem in your response isn’t really living up to Beehaw’s only rule: Be(e) Kind.

          My read: Without an /s on your parent post, it wasn’t at all clear that you weren’t serious, you got a thoughtful reply explaining why you were wrong, then you got defensive when corrected.

          Let’s keep this space positive for everyone!