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[โ€“] scroll_responsibly@lemmy.sdf.org 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I wonder if this has anything to do with the Google ad monopoly case?

[โ€“] Ephera@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago

It's probably at least a factor, yeah. They've been trying to reduce dependence on Google for a long time, which was always a smash hit with the community (not), but if there's a very concrete scenario where will stop paying, then the urgency ramps up quickly.