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> None of the social network companies sell user data. Twitter does [0] and it's worth noting that fb has considered it [1]. I think it's fair to say this may
by Piedmontese 8y ago
> None of the social network companies sell user data.
Twitter does [0] and it's worth noting that fb has considered it [1]. I think it's fair to say this may be more and more attractive as the industry matures and new avenues for marketing data emerge.
[0] https://www.marketwatch.com/story/twitter-earnings-growth-relied-on-selling-user-data-2018-04-25 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/twitter-earnings-growth-re...
[1] https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/29/18117582/facebook-six4three-internal-documents-emails-selling-user-data https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/29/18117582/facebook-six4th...
- simplecomplex 8y agoAFAIK all the information they sell is already available on the public web.
- logifail 8y ago"Available on the public web" does not mean "freely accessible", otherwise you'd be able to scrape - or simply download - without getting blocked for ToS/AUP violations.