4Chan has continued to troll the UK government and Ofcom after they hit the website with fines of over $800,000, and they’re answering with more AI hamsters.
I believe the key is data aggregators. The first roun of sales is to an aggregator. They Hoover up everything to create a connected dossier on everyone, also including public sources of information, to “add value”. Then the entire internet buys it
But maybe not directly. A lot of the time the entire internet is buying a list that meets demographic criteria. “Give me a list of validated email addresses that have used Lemmy, posted about tpb , and use a vpn based in another country”
I believe the key is data aggregators. The first roun of sales is to an aggregator. They Hoover up everything to create a connected dossier on everyone, also including public sources of information, to “add value”. Then the entire internet buys it
But maybe not directly. A lot of the time the entire internet is buying a list that meets demographic criteria. “Give me a list of validated email addresses that have used Lemmy, posted about tpb , and use a vpn based in another country”