Facebook Finally Puts a Price on Privacy: It’s $10 a Month
www.wired.com
Meta is about to roll out ad-free subscriptions on Instagram and Facebook. But critics say privacy should not be turned into a luxury.
  • stardust@lemmy.caEnglish
    40·
    1 year ago

    I feel this article is making the error of equating a service not having ads meaning it is offering privacy.

    Facebook creates shadow profiles of individuals who don’t even use the social media service, so they are in the business of data collection and identifying people.

    A service not having ads does not mean it is private.

    • DavidGarcia@feddit.nlEnglish
      51·
      1 year ago

      most people care about privacy, just not enough to do what is necessary to protect it. Then they try to justifiy it to themselves by acting like they don’t care.

    • MrTolkinghoenEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      Probably doing it so they can say: “look no one wants this, why would we invest in it” Obviously they’re doing it because they have to, but also