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Users of facebook are paying for something, they're just not paying for it with cash. They're paying for it with their personal data.
by philipov 5y ago
Users of facebook are paying for something, they're just not paying for it with cash. They're paying for it with their personal data.
- ineedasername 5y agoThat's not revenue. From Facebook's perspective, that's an input, a resource they have to obtain. Users are a supplier of raw material that Facebook distills & refines and sells on to the customers that pay them actual money. Like any business, they have to maintain a good relationship with their suppliers. In this case they have to provide a platform that users return to over & over again. But they optimize their business towards revenue generation, not suppliers.