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Re:Why Meta Is Tanking–and How Zuckerberg Can Fix It by cronix on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @09:33AM (#33420958)
I actually think we should pay for the things we use. Then we can retire the "if you're not paying for the product, you are the product" excuse that many just automatically throw out to justify data collection.
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Re:Why Meta Is Tanking–and How Zuckerberg Can Fix It by egeozcan on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @09:37AM (#33421041)
Most keep collecting data (making you the product) even when you pay for the product. MS Windows, Smart TVs, your graphics card driver, your popular news source even with the ad-free plan...

It looks like you cannot pay them enough to get rid of the tracking.

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Re:Why Meta Is Tanking–and How Zuckerberg Can Fix It by pmoriarty on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @09:38AM (#33421055)
You're going to be the product regardless.

They'll just charge you on top of collecting and profiting from the data they collect on you.

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