Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok are all looking into offering a paid, ad-free version of their social networks. But it isn't because they want people to take them up on it.
I wrote about the German court case that helps explain what's really going on: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/05/meta-wants-charge-users-an-ad-free-facebook-german-court-case-may-explain-why/
Will Oremus /
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2023-10-05 16:17:01
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