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Roy Rolling

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19. No it isn't

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #14)

Thu Apr 23, 2020, 10:22 AM

Apr 2020

If you buy from a business without knowing its identity you are among the .01% of people I mentioned who I knew might find fault with the generality. That’s why I said 99.99%

Buying anonymously on the Internet is a new thing, as is the Internet. Reasonable people familiarized themselves with a business before buying their product, not so much now.

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Google says all advertisers must prove identities moving forward [View all] demmiblue Apr 2020 OP

Sounds like good step forward DeminPennswoods Apr 2020 #1

About goddamn time...(n/t) Moostache Apr 2020 #2

Good move, now that ads online have become a well established cesspool. ...nt 2naSalit Apr 2020 #3

A very good start. Lets see how it gets implimented and how deep "identification" goes. marble falls Apr 2020 #4

Ya, moving forward RRDrummer Apr 2020 #5

Anonymous Roy Rolling Apr 2020 #6

Lots of physical stores take cash from me without requiring any form of identification. n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2020 #10

No offense, but how is that relevant? /nt flibbitygiblets Apr 2020 #13

It's a refutation of... PoliticAverse Apr 2020 #14

No it isn't Roy Rolling Apr 2020 #19

Well in the case of Google they are sellers of a product (advertisements) and sellers care... PoliticAverse Apr 2020 #21

This is about the sellers, not the buyers. KPN Apr 2020 #17

Part of the reason for money being money is that anyone can accept it without having to... PoliticAverse Apr 2020 #18

Exactly -- the customer being the buyer. My point. KPN Apr 2020 #23

That's very good news but I have a bone to pick PJMcK Apr 2020 #7

not just Axios If I could wrangle an editing job for these outfits yellowdogintexas Apr 2020 #15

Good. It's about time. Firestorm49 Apr 2020 #8

Your move, Fakebook! flibbitygiblets Apr 2020 #9

Don't hold your breath. Greyhead Apr 2020 #11

The name and address of person or organization placing an ad should be on the ad. nt NCjack Apr 2020 #12

And will current advertisers be grandfathered in? Wounded Bear Apr 2020 #16

Where is Amazon on this? How about FaceBook? nt. BlueIdaho Apr 2020 #20

YAY!!! Just YAY! n/t BComplex Apr 2020 #22

Good! It's about time. Marrah_Goodman Apr 2020 #24

Wow, all of a sudden they're operating like a responsible business FakeNoose Apr 2020 #25