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Re:Facebook, Instagram go down around the world in an appare... by buboard on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @04:59PM (#19383707)
you get what you pay for
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Re:Facebook, Instagram go down around the world in an appare... by knicholes on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @05:17PM (#19383908)
If you're inferring that Facebook is "free," I'd strongly disagree. Data is the currency of today, and they're swimming in it.
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Re:Facebook, Instagram go down around the world in an appare... by buboard on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @05:17PM (#19383915)
fb platform is free
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Re:Facebook, Instagram go down around the world in an appare... by marnett on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @06:33PM (#19384634)
Facebook is a paid advertising platform. There are plenty of people not getting what they paid for as a result of an outage.
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Re:Facebook, Instagram go down around the world in an appare... by buboard on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @07:27PM (#19385036)
ok but you are all talking about the users. facebook platform is free to use for developers

as for the advertisers, i doubt they 'll be charged for impressions that didn't happen

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Re:Facebook, Instagram go down around the world in an appare... by evasote on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @08:57PM (#19385564)
But for someone who runs a business that relies on Instagram for marketing, and pays for advertising on that platform, it's a bit scary when the whole thing is down. Obviously this was only temporary this morning, and sure, no charges while down, but doesn't do me much good...
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Re:Facebook, Instagram go down around the world in an appare... by valentinemsmith on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @06:38PM (#19384677)
TAANSTAFL

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_ain%27t_no_such_thing_as...

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