The bill bans making access to a service contingent on consent. This would kill Gmail, Google Maps, Facebook, Instagram and basically every other ad supported service. Making subscriptions the only consumer business model would be bad imo.

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fc417fc802 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The impacts of the model that BigTech currently follows closely resemble those of product dumping. Effectively banning that model would mean alternative subscription based platforms would stand a much better chance of succeeding than they currently do.

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edoceo 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

a) It wouldn't kill them. They would have to change their business model though.

b) Shouldn't our laws prioritize natural-persons over corporate desires?

Companies don't have a right to a specific revenue model. Humans should have a right to their own identity.

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maxrmk 3 hours ago | parent [-]

My desire is to be able to use those products without paying for them. And to use them with friends and family members that can't pay for them.

	▲	palmotea 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> My desire is to be able to use those products without paying for them. You can't actually do that. None of those companies are charities. You pay one way or another.
	▲	dotancohen an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Sure, and while we're at it how about busses that you don't have to pay for? And food? And housing, why not?

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ArchieScrivener 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

How is paying for a product instead of being the product a bad thing?

	▲	nlarew 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That view is overly simplistic. People find real utility in ad-supported tools and apps.

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m463 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

nonsense.

You could have a mail client with a static banner ad at the top.

	▲	maxrmk 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Those exist! People choose to use gmail because of the scale, stability, and feature set paid for by targeted advertising.