That’s great, but a hundred bucks says they’ll be ad free for those subscribers for 5 years or so and then they will creep back in, then you’ll need a Facebookplus+ subscription to get rid of the ads.
Meta explores options to charge EU users for ad-free subscriptions
Submitted 1 year ago by Eideen@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world
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newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
I actually think that’s a good idea, but it would be nice to have some extra features too.
Wootz@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Compared to YouTube, how much do you actually use Facebook?
joseangel@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Youtube doesn’t have real competition because hosting video is much more expensive than text. That’s why Google doesn’t make individual reports about YouTube, it’s most likely not profitable.
lolcatnip@reddthat.com 1 year ago
A lot less than I would is every other item in my stream wasn’t an ad.
jerome@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Life uh… Finds a way.
dumdum666@kbin.social 1 year ago
As if some kind of subscription would make Meta stop with it’s surveillance… this will just be in top.
iAmTheTot@kbin.social 1 year ago
I mean, it said ad free, not data collection free.
autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] 1 year ago
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Oct 2 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms (META.O) is exploring options to introduce ad-free subscription plans for Instagram and Facebook users in Europe, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
The proposal is an attempt by Meta to circumvent European Union regulations that threaten to curb its ability to personalize ads for users without their consent and hurt its major revenue source.
Offering a choice between a free, ad-supported plan and a paid subscription might lead to users opting for the former, helping Meta comply with regulations without affecting its ad business.
On mobile devices, the price for a single account would jump to roughly 13 euros because Meta would factor in commissions charged by Apple’s and Google’s app stores, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The social media company was fined 390 million euros earlier this year by Ireland’s Data Privacy Commissioner and told it cannot use the so-called “contract” legal basis to send users ads based on their online activity.
A Meta spokesperson said the company believes in “free services which are supported by personalized ads”, but is exploring “options to ensure we comply with evolving regulatory requirements”.
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MrNesser@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Probably the end of facebook in the EU someone will come out with a Clone and make it free with no ads
Steeve@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Why? Who would have the infrastructure and funds to create a free and ad-free Facebook clone that can take over the scale of the Facebook userbase? What do you think happens when donations aren’t covering your Lemmy instance by a wide margin?
newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Doubt
520@kbin.social 1 year ago
Considering we're already on an ad-free Reddit clone?