▲ 340 ▼ Tumblr is losing $30M each year, CEO says (techcrunch.com) submitted 3 years ago by simple@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 133 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 22 points 3 years ago (3 children) They absolutely should but advertisers wouldn't like that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Uniquitous@lemmy.one 13 points 3 years ago (1 child) Ad-driven internet needs to die. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MercuryUprising@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago Ad everything needs to die. It should straight up become illegal to advertise anything other than for people who opt-in. If your product, movie or service is good, it'll get popular through word of mouth. permalink fedilink source parent [+] giant_smeeg@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deweydecibel@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago (2 children) The users don't pay. Thus the dilemma. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Ringmasterincestuous@aussie.zone 4 points 3 years ago The answer: better porn? permalink fedilink source parent [–] mrmanager@lemmy.today 1 point 3 years ago I think we are getting ready to. At least I am paying for Kagi search and Fastmail and it's very much worth it. :) permalink fedilink source parent [–] thawed_caveman@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) Partially true: they want to bring it back but payment processors wouldn't like that (the post i am linking is from the CEO of Tumblr's parent company, who bought it from Verizon in 2019) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Oh yeah, I forgot but I had heard something about it around that time. Shame. I don't get why credit card companies have beef with porn though... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StillWatersPony@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago ostensibly it's because the porn industry is unstable financially, and connected to a lot of shady issues/illegal practices that could open them up to some kinds of liability. (I don't remember which sorts) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Uniquitous@lemmy.one 13 points 3 years ago (1 child) Ad-driven internet needs to die. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MercuryUprising@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago Ad everything needs to die. It should straight up become illegal to advertise anything other than for people who opt-in. If your product, movie or service is good, it'll get popular through word of mouth. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MercuryUprising@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago Ad everything needs to die. It should straight up become illegal to advertise anything other than for people who opt-in. If your product, movie or service is good, it'll get popular through word of mouth. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] giant_smeeg@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deweydecibel@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago (2 children) The users don't pay. Thus the dilemma. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Ringmasterincestuous@aussie.zone 4 points 3 years ago The answer: better porn? permalink fedilink source parent [–] mrmanager@lemmy.today 1 point 3 years ago I think we are getting ready to. At least I am paying for Kagi search and Fastmail and it's very much worth it. :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deweydecibel@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago (2 children) The users don't pay. Thus the dilemma. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Ringmasterincestuous@aussie.zone 4 points 3 years ago The answer: better porn? permalink fedilink source parent [–] mrmanager@lemmy.today 1 point 3 years ago I think we are getting ready to. At least I am paying for Kagi search and Fastmail and it's very much worth it. :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ringmasterincestuous@aussie.zone 4 points 3 years ago The answer: better porn? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mrmanager@lemmy.today 1 point 3 years ago I think we are getting ready to. At least I am paying for Kagi search and Fastmail and it's very much worth it. :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thawed_caveman@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) Partially true: they want to bring it back but payment processors wouldn't like that (the post i am linking is from the CEO of Tumblr's parent company, who bought it from Verizon in 2019) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Oh yeah, I forgot but I had heard something about it around that time. Shame. I don't get why credit card companies have beef with porn though... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StillWatersPony@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago ostensibly it's because the porn industry is unstable financially, and connected to a lot of shady issues/illegal practices that could open them up to some kinds of liability. (I don't remember which sorts) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Oh yeah, I forgot but I had heard something about it around that time. Shame. I don't get why credit card companies have beef with porn though... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StillWatersPony@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago ostensibly it's because the porn industry is unstable financially, and connected to a lot of shady issues/illegal practices that could open them up to some kinds of liability. (I don't remember which sorts) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] StillWatersPony@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago ostensibly it's because the porn industry is unstable financially, and connected to a lot of shady issues/illegal practices that could open them up to some kinds of liability. (I don't remember which sorts) permalink fedilink source parent