2026-03-23 22:09 UTC
It's more about ad revenue. Advertisers don't want to pay for bots to read their ads.
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@tristynalxander@mander.xyz 2026-03-24 00:13
Ads were always a terrible way to fund the internet. Not to rant, but some things are so cheap or so important (or both) that it's foolish not to operate off an endowment system. The internet, journalism, science -- the information foundation of the modern world *has* to be independent for a stable society. Like, yeah, capitalism bad and establishing an initial investment is asking a lot of people's finances, but surely operating independently is worth it?
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@org@lemmy.org 2026-03-23 22:12
Because a bot can’t report an age?