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mensetmanusman on Oct 11, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Facebook's sexist, ageist ad-targeting violates Ca...

Just remember that the >10x reduction in journalism revenue due to the loss of classifieds is responsible for this.

All the $ went to ad tech companies and this loss of revenue has meant a race to the bottom in terms of talent and resources.

_aavaa_ on Oct 11, 2023 [–]

This isn’t quite accurate. The ad tech companies are finishing them off, but Craigslist is what started this process.

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