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Aral Balkan

@davidoclubb Not sure about alternatives (thoughts, @feditips?) But about the other question, it’s by Google; of course it‘s exploitative :)

@aral @davidoclubb

Don't know much about it, but seems to be convenience & monetisation at expense of user privacy?

If Google is involved, this is nearly always the case.

@aral @davidoclubb

Nearest alternative on Fedi is @pixelfed is doing stories feature? Guessing this is a bit different though.