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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Yeah, definitely. Some form of extortion because ultimately that's what will happen either way. I mean, that's really the whole point of being the party that chooses what is authentic or not (and, what the definition of that word even means in this context). Monetary, data, whatever. Gotta keep the bottom line increasing for shareholders.