Re:Facebook’s Clear History privacy feature is still months ...
by michaelt on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @12:48PM
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Someone on HN explained the problem to me like so:
Assume Facebook brings in $10/user/month in ad revenue.
But the distribution is uneven; $50/user/month for rich westerners, $6/user/month for poor people in poor countries who outnumber westerners 10:1.
If you offer everyone the chance to go ad-free for $10/month, your income from rich westerners drops from $50 to $10 and your total revenue drops to $6.36/user/month.
Assume Facebook brings in $10/user/month in ad revenue.
But the distribution is uneven; $50/user/month for rich westerners, $6/user/month for poor people in poor countries who outnumber westerners 10:1.
If you offer everyone the chance to go ad-free for $10/month, your income from rich westerners drops from $50 to $10 and your total revenue drops to $6.36/user/month.