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[โ€“] Ulrich@feddit.org 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's certainly possible. If we the people cared enough about the impact of social media on society we would demand funding from our government, if only in the form of a grant or similar.

[โ€“] FourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I'm wondering how long it'll be till social media is basically a 'solved problem'. As in, there becomes available a foss clone of Facebook (or whatever) that's close enough to be useable and enjoyable. If such a thing were set up with ads design need to cover costs not maximise profit (and therefore there aren't as many) or with a reasonable priced ad free tier that covers costs and only a modest profit then would people possibly be attracted to such an "ethical" offering?