> Facebook would only need a single payment of like $4 from it's users to operate at the same margins without selling their data Facebook makes about $100/year

> Facebook would only need a single payment of like $4 from it's users to operate at the same margins without selling their data Facebook makes about $100/year from American users. [1] Something like $4 once can't be right. (Facebook also doesn't sell your data. They allow people to target ads against your data.) [1] 2018 Q3 data, but the right range: https://digiday.com/marketing/facebooks-making-money-per-user-north-america-ever/ https://digiday.com/marketing/facebooks-making-money-per-use...