Will people start caring for their privacy if most of the links posted were tracking free?
The reason I am asking is because despite the amount of posts I posted and all the ways that I advocated for getting news from tracking free websites/ non-profits, people don’t seem to change.
I still see people posting links from people, the independent, CBS, Vox Media and other evil companies still being posted.
Will people on the long-term change or is it a lost cause?
No. Most people won’t notice, and the sites they’re visiting have other tracking mechanisms.
Yes. Those sites fill a need/role. Non profits typically don’t have the same content factories that for-profit orgs do.
Legislative change is the only way forward. You have a threat model that involves privacy, but most people don’t. Instead of trying to change everybody, focus on legislation that would improve privacy regulations for all.