As Iceland braces for another volcanic eruption, we hear from experts about what the event is likely to be like and if it will replicate the disruption caused by Eyjafjallajokull in 2010.
    • AdanisiEnglish
      81·
      10 months ago

      This just in: using libre software in place of proprietary shit is piracy!

      Not that piracy is bad, anyways. Poor, poor small startup Google.

      • Nighed@sffa.communityEnglish
        16·
        10 months ago

        It’s taking content people have made and posted on a monetised site and serving it for free. Yes it’s piracy.

        People here just hate Google so much they don’t care. It’s the content creators that will suffer.

        • AdanisiEnglish
          31·
          10 months ago

          Be real: do content creators even earn that much from ad revenue? Or is most of their income from sponsors or fan support on platforms like patreon?

          From what little they earn from ad revenue, a miniscule amount of that is lost from people using adblockers, too.

          • Nighed@sffa.communityEnglish
            12·
            10 months ago

            you mean the sponsor spots that can (partially) rely on the view count to be offered?

            The bot doesn’t care what the channel is when it posts its links, it doesn’t check for monetisation, sponsor spots or Patreon, it just posts the link.

            • AdanisiEnglish
              21·
              10 months ago

              Any small channel earns basically nothing from ad revenue.

              Any big channel won’t feel a dent from a handful viewers not viewing ads.

              There’s no harm either way. And, for the end user, I think the privacy and freedom benefits outweigh any benefits of using Google software.