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A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.

Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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"i am shocked at how many people don't have an actively hostile relationship with advertising" (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 22 hours ago by vantablack@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] lime@feddit.nu -2 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

yeah but it's not made by the people the propaganda works for. they're just cogs. normal propaganda is made by the people championing the cause in question.

[–] ugandan_airways@lemmy.zip 10 points 17 hours ago

If you work for an advertising agency, you know that your job is to separate people from their money. They celebrate this. They have awards for this. It’s the whole purpose of their job.