It boggles my mind that I read this sentence near the end of the article:
“Force everyone to interact on one app, and it’s easier to fill their feeds with whatever advertising you want.”
This isn’t a quote from an expert, these are the actual words of the author of the article. “fill their needs… with advertising.”
Nobody has “advertising needs.” It shows how fucked-up the internet has become when a journalist writes something like this unironically, without even attempting to explain themselves. They just assume everyone believes they have advertising needs. Unreal.
OP is sharing a very useful tip for people new to the Fediverse. Let’s not allow our pedantry to get in the way of what is still a helpful tip please.