We have a lot of options for all social media and other apps, but it is hard to catch people’s attention. How can we make more people use these platforms rather than a platform that p.dophiles run

  • Otter@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    A lot of great comments, but another one that’s not mentioned: money and advertising

    Open source / non profit run websites don’t have money to burn on mobile ads, and many wouldn’t want to put money into the ad industry even if they did.

    It doesn’t guarantee users, plenty of startups fail after promotional campaigns, but it definitely helps people learn about the platform