Monetization News

YES

Manifold is eternal

Bought by a large corporation but later shut down for not being profitable

People lose interest in it and stop using the site

They go bankrupt

Founders are disappointed in slow/no/negative growth and shut Manifold down.

Bought by a large corporation & monetized to death

Outcompeted in the online marketplace

Other

Ship-of-Theseus'd into a new website

Overall bans on prediction markets by major governments

Not with a bang but a whimper

Once big enough to be noticed, regulators either shut them down or hobble them into irrelevance

As a consequence of a global catastrophe (nuclear war, hostile AI takeover, etc.)

Shut down by the U.S. federal government

Heat death

with thunderous applause

Founders shut down Manifold due to community drama

Erotic auto-asphyxiation

will be dyed into a zebra pattern in black and grey

A lover's quarrel

YES

Justin Timberlake

SZA

Lady Gaga

Ice Spice

Victoria Monet

Grimes

Kendrick Lamar

Beyonce

Jay-z

Datura Lacroye

Turnstile

Aesop Rock

ASAP Rocky

Radiohead

Snoop Dogg

Blink 182

Muse

Bizarrap

DaBaby

Jeff Mangum

Modest Mouse

Hopsin

Lil Dicky

Linkin Park

NO

YES

Apple gets subjected to financial penalties

Opening Up of NFC and Other Hardware Features - Apple is required to provide third-party developers access to hardware features currently restricted, such as the NFC chip used for tap-to-pay transactions.

IApple gets mandated to implement interoperability measures for messaging and smartwatch functionalities

The ruling forces Apple to allow developers to use their payment systems within their apps, bypassing Apple's in-app purchase system and the associated fees.

The court sets clear deadlines for when Apple must implement these changes, such as within 90 days of the ruling, providing a clear timeline for verification.

The court orders Apple to revise Apple's App Store guidelines to allow for more competition.

Establishment of a mechanism for ongoing oversight of Apple's compliance with the lawsuit's rulings.

Apple is compelled to allow developers more freedom in presentation and monetization of apps, including enabling different app discovery methods (ex : use of icons or tiles for mini programs, categorizing them, or using virtual currencies).

Mandatory Allowance of Third-Party App Stores and Sideloading

The court finds Apple guilty of monopolizing or attempting to monopolize the performance smartphone market and/or the broader smartphone market in the United States in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act.

The court defines specific permissible actions for super apps and cloud gaming services on iOS, like not requiring each game or service within a super app to be submitted to the App Store individually.

If state antitrust laws are violated, Apple could be fined a specific dollar amount per incident of anticompetitive conduct, as defined by state statutes. (Conditional market)

The court requires Apple to permit cloud gaming services on its devices

The lawsuit leads to a decision that deems Apple's 30% commission rate as excessive.

The court may issue injunctions to prohibit Apple from continuing the specific practices that are identified as anticompetitive, such as using control over app distribution and private APIs to undermine competition.

The court mandates a specific maximum percentage for App Store commissions, such as reducing the current 30% fee to a lower figure, like 15% or 10%.

The court orders Apple to apply its rules and guidelines fairly across all apps and not enforce them selectively to benefit its services or harm competitors.

Apple gets ordered to give restitution to developers or consumers who have been adversely affected by its policies.

The court could require a measurable increase in the number of apps or services in previously restricted categories, such as digital wallets or cloud gaming, available on iOS within a certain period post-ruling.

YES

SZA

Jack Black

Victoria Monet

Scowl

Bizarrap

Radiohead

Jeff Mangum

St Vincent

Lil Dicky

Muse

Coolio

Impression, Sunrise (Claude Monet 1872)

Eclipse of the Sun (George Grosz, 1926)

Other

Mona Lisa (Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503–1506)

Starry Night (Vincent van Gogh, 1889)

The Scream (Edvard Munch, 1893)

The Creation of Adam (Michelangelo, 1511–1512)

The Great Wave off Kanagawa (Katsushika Hokusai, 1831)

The Persistence of Memory (Salvador Dalí, 1931)

The Kiss (Gustav Klimt, 1907–1908)

Guernica (Pablo Picasso, 1937)

Reddit r/place canvas (Reddit users, 2017)

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