That’s what happens when companies illegally leverage their monopolies to extinguish any competition.
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jobbies@lemmy.zip 10 hours ago
Love this but i’ll bet Facebook/insta/Amazon/apple/etc are as popular as ever in Canada.
merc@sh.itjust.works 4 hours ago
Polyphilic@lemmy.ca 9 hours ago
The reality is most people just dont care where a service originates from, as long as its good. You wouldn’t think it based on the internet, but most people arent on the internet to make points about things.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 8 hours ago
But they aren’t good.
Polyphilic@lemmy.ca 6 minutes ago
I literally just said “a service” and thus meaning any service. Therefore, your response suggests that all services arent good.
AmyAye@nord.pub 7 hours ago
They mean good as in “functions well” not good as in “is not evil.”
KeithD@lemmy.nz 4 hours ago
As did the person you replied to.
TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
That’s part (the lesser part, but still important) of why I hate when news orgs use an angry dude on twitter as their example of someone who is up in arms about something.
The Internet is not representative of the population. The people posting are self selected. It’s the same reason if you go looking for coffee advice you’ll find a thousand posts with advice about roasting your own beans while most people are drinking Starbucks, Dunkin, Folgers, and Maxwell House.
The great majority of people do not give a shit what the Internet is doing. A lot of people look but only a teeny tiny slice are posting about it.
imvii@lemmy.ca 8 hours ago
I only use Facebook for my business. Mostly just social posts about things which act as promotion. That said, I’m not seeing the results I saw a few years ago. Far fewer interactions on posts, almost no comments. I’m not sure it’s worth doing these days. We get more client contacts from our webpage than via facebook. We’re doing a ton more business these days than a few years ago, so I know it’s not coming from Facebook.
We have a business instagram account as well, but I use a third party to post to facebook/insta and it commonly has an issue posting to instagram. I have personal facebook and insta accounts but I never use them (expect to log into the business accounts). As a user, I can’t stand either of those platforms.
I don’t subscribe to any streaming service. Haven’t for over 3-4 years.
I do use youtube. I also have a business and a personal youtube account that are monitized so I throw videos up a few times a month.
I only use Amazon for my business and even then orders are rare. I try to order from Canadian vendors when possible.
dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 hours ago
You use lemmy. No one you know uses lemmy
postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 29 minutes ago
Most people likely think this is a Motörhead fan forum
imvii@lemmy.ca 2 hours ago
That’s true. I hate Marvel and Star Wars movies as well. I’m definitely an outlier.
jobbies@lemmy.zip 4 hours ago
That said, I’m not seeing the results I saw a few years ago. Far fewer interactions on posts, almost no comments.
I know someone who used FB for business. They said engagement was amazing to start with but it was as if FB started hiding their posts to encourage them to pay to promote them.
imvii@lemmy.ca 2 hours ago
We tried a paid promotion on facebook a few years back just to see how it did.
It got shit results.
Pixel_Jock_17@piefed.ca 8 hours ago
Probably but those services are shit anyways and people should stop using them.
Malyca@lemmy.zip 7 hours ago
Europe is working on alternatives, it takes time but I think people will switch.
rbos@lemmy.ca 10 hours ago
Digital. Services. Tax.
lesinge@sh.itjust.works 10 hours ago
Bring it back. Fuckem.
Pixel_Jock_17@piefed.ca 8 hours ago
Fuck who?
Sturgist@piefed.ca 10 minutes ago
Yes
Pixel_Jock_17@piefed.ca 8 hours ago
You’re suggesting USA taxes Canada for using digital services?
rbos@lemmy.ca 8 hours ago
No, it would be a tax on revenues that amazon, facebook, adobe, xitter, etc extract from Canadians. Digital Services. Subscriptions, software, that kind of thing.
Pixel_Jock_17@piefed.ca 8 hours ago
Oh okay, then yeah I’m here for it.