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[–] vinhill@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Maybe they're greedy, maybe more are using adblockers, maybe companies aren't willing to spend as much per ad due to the economy, maybe they are profitable but the margin is too low to be worth the effort and risk associated with running a platform. We probably won't know.