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rayquetzalcoatl@feddit.uk 8 months agoI think the gist is that OP felt like people visiting sites like BBC news were essentially providing their Marketing department with view counts, which they’d use to help guide them on what to report on or suppress, and feeding into censorship that way.
Hmmm,
I would say that every media outlet looks at ratings, newspaper/magazine sales, click-throughs to see what kind of stories, images, etc are popular and drive readership to shape future coverage. That’s not really censorship in any meaningful way. I only post stuff in the Fediverse that I think people will be interested in. I don’t think that means I’m self-censoring
I don’t disagree with you, and I’d find it hard to comment on exactly how the digital marketing arm of the BBC works when it comes to view counts and how it affects their content. I was just clarifying for you what I thought OP meant.
I do agree that you’re not self-censoring by choosing to post things you think people will be interested in, though!
Yeh, I took your comment in the spirit was intended. Didn't really mean to argue with you :)
beefontoast@lemmy.world 8 months ago
That’s right!