Uh, no. The system is:
- the law requires us to make tracking an disabled by default
- we are not profitable unless users opt-in to tracking
- so - make the app $14 by default, unless you opt-in
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i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 11 months ago
The system seems to be;
- Add adverts
- Make them more intrusive
- Add more adverts
- Make them even more intrusive
- Everybody is fed up with adverts because there are now more adverts than content, so introduce paid version which costs more than the company would earn on ad impressions even for a heavy user, to remove ads
- Next step might be to add some ads to paid version?
abhibeckert@lemmy.world 11 months ago
ares35@kbin.social 11 months ago
they don't 'win' if europeans tell zuk to take a hike in sufficient numbers. decline the tracking for 'free' use and declining the paid option.
wantd2B1ofthestrokes@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
So basically decline to use Facebook? I’m skeptical. People will just opt in to the tracking, most people don’t care.
Even if they did and chose to go to some other platform, they’ll eventually run up against the same business model decisions.
Xel@mujico.org 11 months ago
Next step might be to add some ads to paid version?
Yep:
Amazon is sticking ads in Prime Video shows and movies unless you pay more
ares35@kbin.social 11 months ago
we've been using prime video quite a bit here with our latest 'trial'. the ux has degraded a lot since the last one we had. they're pushing the paid shit (third-party subs, rentals, 'purchases') way too much on the 'related' and other lists and links. it's gotten so bad, you need to use a third-party site just to find the 'free with prime' content, because amazon sure af ain't gonna list it so you can find it easily.
Heresy_generator@kbin.social 11 months ago
- Next step might be to add some ads to paid version?
Yup. Add "a few" "unobtrusive" ads "relevant to your interests" to the $14 dollar tier while offering a new $20 ad free tier.
Neato@kbin.social 11 months ago
I stopped using Facebook years and years ago when adblockers failed to stop FB ads. I have yet to find one that actually works.
When I took a look to see if it had improved, the feed wasn't even chronological. I get posts from days ago on top and posts from hours ago buried pages in. The posts at the top of the feed are even ones I've seen before. FB has become entirely useless and only bother for the few groups that insist on using it.
ares35@kbin.social 11 months ago
traditional rules-based blockers like ublock origin fail because facebook randomizes tags and code on their pages specifically to prevent them from working well, or even at all.
fbpurity.com is designed for facebook.
i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 11 months ago
Ads don’t particularly bother me but they do get tiresome when every other post is an ad. I don’t use FB though. YouTube ads are getting increasingly irritating - it seems that every two minutes during a video there will be an ad break, but I refuse to pay for a subscription for the small amount I use YouTube. I think there are some alternative interfaces which stop the ads but I keep forgetting to use/try them.
ililiililiililiilili@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Try YouTube Revanced (requires modding APK) or LibreTube (available on F-Droid) if you’re on Android. Go with SmartTube on Android TV. Just use Firefox + uBlock Origin if watching YouTube on a computer.
i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 11 months ago
Libretube is the one I installed!
Aetherians@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Isn’t this exactly what Netflix is trying to do with their paid subscribers?
Vent@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Netflix didn’t start with ads, and the ads don’t affect pre-existing subscription tiers.
ares35@kbin.social 11 months ago
... other than the fact that they cost more to 'make room for' the ad-supported service at and near the former price points.
Vent@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Did some more research and Netflix did remove their “Basic” plan when they added the cheaper ad-supported tier. They also raised the prices of their other plans, but those increases were consistent historically, so I’m not convinced the addition of an ad-supported tier caused them. Graph of Netflix prices from 2011-2023
bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 11 months ago
For what it’s worth, Facebook didn’t have ads way back in the day