I really don't mind the ads - they are a business after all. This will just push me to stop using the platform. HOWEVER, I wish they had chosen a different mon

I really don't mind the ads - they are a business after all. This will just push me to stop using the platform. HOWEVER, I wish they had chosen a different monetization tactic. I would have much rather paid their $1 a year for the service. And given the amount of users they have, that could generate more than enough revenue for them to fund development. Additionally, monetizing businesses and their integration into the platform also seems like a great idea. The businesses that find value in the platform will more than happily pay for the service. Or, another idea: why not make me just pay for chat backup (like $1 a year for the app, $10 a year for chat storage, $20 a year for chat and pic storage, $30 a year for chat/pic/video storage) or something like that. That's something that's user AND privacy friendly. It just makes me really sad that these ads are what Facebook chose. It's an excuse to not innovate and find creative ways to increase their revenue. It seems like they're taking the easy way out.