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Re:Facebook and Instagram to Offer Subscription for No Ads i... by morkalork on Monday October 30, 2023 @12:47PM (#38071992)
Who are these people that make advertising so valuable? Everyone I know either doesn't click on FB ads, or if they did, they've got a story about how they got scammed by some fly-by-night drop shipper.
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Re:Facebook and Instagram to Offer Subscription for No Ads i... by nitwit005 on Monday October 30, 2023 @01:07PM (#38072292)
Evidently, your friends are clicking on those ads, as they are getting scammed. It's unlikely they just clicked on scams.

It's true that a lot of people essentially never click the ads, but it's also true that seemingly smart and educated people can be extremely dumb about these things.

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Re:Facebook and Instagram to Offer Subscription for No Ads i... by AuthError on Monday October 30, 2023 @12:50PM (#38072030)
how do you think they make money? its more likely that you live in a bubble than people dont click ads if you look at their earnings
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Re:Facebook and Instagram to Offer Subscription for No Ads i... by falqun on Monday October 30, 2023 @12:56PM (#38072098)
Ever heard the story of cambridge analytica and the 2016 election? Granted, its an extreme of the system, but there are quiet some actors willing to pay for such services.
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