>Meta said: “We fundamentally disagree with the claims made by Ms O’Carroll. No business can be mandated to give away its services for free." The problem is th

>Meta said: “We fundamentally disagree with the claims made by Ms O’Carroll. No business can be mandated to give away its services for free." The problem is that it's not entirely clear to most users that it's free because of targeted ads. Yes, we on HN are very aware of this, but it's not made explicitly clear to users upon registration. If you're going to make this argument, then you need to be honest and clear with your users up front. Edit: And maybe give them an alternative if they don't like that option. Edit 2: And to say this when you used to plaster on the homepage, "It's free, and always will be"? C'mon now.