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Aral Balkan
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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    1. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 2 Jun 2017

      “Your money or your privacy!” Google to enable publishers to extort people who protect their privacy on the Web.http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40132519 …

      14 replies 55 retweets 46 likes
    2. Carri Craver‏ @ccgirl 2 Jun 2017
      Replying to @aral

      I'm all for privacy. But publishers should be allowed their business model to. I'd be fine paying for a product instead of being the product

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 2 Jun 2017
      Replying to @ccgirl

      Not if that business model erodes human rights (as the adtech model does).

      2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
    4. Carri Craver‏ @ccgirl 2 Jun 2017
      Replying to @aral

      Journalism co.s w/ 2 options for customers: be the product ( adtech) or pay for product, are now extortion? No way. Journalism has value.

      2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
    5. Arthur‏ @ABIV 4 Jun 2017
      Replying to @ccgirl @aral

      This misses the point, it's the tracking, gathering of personal info, lack of transparency, not to mention security issues from online ads.

      1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
    6. Arthur‏ @ABIV 4 Jun 2017
      Replying to @ABIV @ccgirl @aral

      Journalism is one of the most vital institutions we have, but invasive ads and expecting users to pay for every news source are not the way.

      3 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
    7. 1000startups Europe‏ @1000startupsEU 6 Jun 2017
      Replying to @ABIV @ccgirl @aral

      I totally agree, why would we have to pay for the news/product, everything should be free! Let's nationalize all companies in EU!

      2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      Aral Balkan‏ @aral 7 Jun 2017
      Replying to @1000startupsEU

      Aral Balkan Retweeted 1000startups Europe

      Dear @1000startupsEU, why don’t you fuck off back to whatever Silicon Valley or Singularity University hole you crawled out of?https://twitter.com/1000startupsEU/status/872264478171299840 …

      Aral Balkan added,

      1000startups Europe @1000startupsEU
      Replying to @ABIV @ccgirl @aral
      I totally agree, why would we have to pay for the news/product, everything should be free! Let's nationalize all companies in EU!
      2:33 AM - 7 Jun 2017
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      3 replies 4 retweets 16 likes
        1. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 7 Jun 2017
          Replying to @aral

          Aral Balkan Retweeted Aral Balkan

          (And take your false dichotomies and your surveillance capitalism with you. We don’t want it or you in Europe.) https://ar.al/notes/diem25-internet-of-people-launch-in-berlin/ …https://twitter.com/aral/status/872386140279627777 …

          Aral Balkan added,

          Aral Balkan @aral
          Replying to @1000startupsEU
          Dear @1000startupsEU, why don’t you fuck off back to whatever Silicon Valley or Singularity University hole you crawled out of? https://twitter.com/1000startupsEU/status/872264478171299840 …
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        2. FknMayhem is Not Your Bro‏ @fknmayhem 7 Jun 2017
          Replying to @aral @1000startupsEU

          LOL. Radicals, indeed. Interestingly enough their website uses a Windows server and they use Gmail for contact. 🤦‍♂️

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        3. 1000startups Europe‏ @1000startupsEU 7 Jun 2017
          Replying to @fknmayhem @aral

          :) guys, do you know that by using twitter you are being tracked and your data is enabling twitter to serve you targeted ads?

          2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        4. Ricardo Mendes‏ @rMdes_ 7 Jun 2017
          Replying to @1000startupsEU @fknmayhem @aral

          Freedom warriors have no choice but to wage battle where the battlefield is and today battlefield is silo networks & surveillance capitalism

          2 replies 5 retweets 6 likes
        5. 1000startups Europe‏ @1000startupsEU 7 Jun 2017
          Replying to @rMdes_ @fknmayhem @aral

          Guys, I must admit that we are calling ourselves radicals but in truth you are the ones who are radicals. It's been an interesting chat!

          2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        6. Ricardo Mendes‏ @rMdes_ 7 Jun 2017
          Replying to @1000startupsEU @fknmayhem @aral

          The interesting part is going to be when you change your Twitter bio to actually match what you promote : surveillance capitalism in Europe

          1 reply 3 retweets 8 likes
        7. marleenstikker‏ @marleenstikker 7 Jun 2017
          Replying to @rMdes_ @aral and

          Ah, that would clarify so much. Just be straight about your intentions and your values. And stop pretending you outsmart others.

          0 replies 2 retweets 2 likes
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        2. 1000startups Europe‏ @1000startupsEU 7 Jun 2017
          Replying to @aral

          Also, from where that anger comes from? Is it because you are rude and hypocrite and you don't feel good about your self because of it?

          2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        3. Dug Falby‏ @dug 7 Jun 2017
          Replying to @1000startupsEU @aral

          Actually, in my experience, Aral is both charming and a jolly nice chap:-) He's also doing the right thing as you swing between extremes...

          0 replies 2 retweets 6 likes
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