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minus-squareZron@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down12·11 months agoThe advertisers don’t care if the engagement is respectful or not, only that it’s engagement.
minus-squareOrangeCorvus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·11 months agoIt’s not really like that, if it’s toxic, advertisers don’t want to associate their brand with it. Look at how many videos on youtube got demonetized.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-211 months agoI don’t know about that. There’s a reason why Twitter keeps losing advertisers. If you’re Nike, you don’t want an ad for Nikes next to a guy spouting a racist rant or hurling a bunch of insults.
minus-squareCasualPenguin@reddthat.comcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoThey care if it’s monetizable
minus-squarefoggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·edit-211 months agoI understand what you’re saying, but Profitability != Value When political power is part of the return. That’s what makes reddit attractive to someone like Tencent.
The advertisers don’t care if the engagement is respectful or not, only that it’s engagement.
It’s not really like that, if it’s toxic, advertisers don’t want to associate their brand with it. Look at how many videos on youtube got demonetized.
I don’t know about that. There’s a reason why Twitter keeps losing advertisers. If you’re Nike, you don’t want an ad for Nikes next to a guy spouting a racist rant or hurling a bunch of insults.
They care if it’s monetizable
I understand what you’re saying, but
Profitability != Value
When political power is part of the return.
That’s what makes reddit attractive to someone like Tencent.