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Facebook Should Offer A Paid Service
“It’s free, and always will be’ is already dead. It’s time for renewal.
The current state of affairs is quite ridiculous. Facebook had a glitch, and suddenly, all of their services are down for about 9 hours. During that time, I noticed that the missing pictures had text labels that resemble some bot activity. Image may contain vegetables. That is a sign of using machine learning to study our photos. What lengths will Facebook go to monetize us?
Instead, I want to introduce you to a different reality. A reality where Facebook is offering a paid service.
Logan wakes up to a fresh new day. As he eats breakfast, he checks his facebook on his phone. Since Logan is on the paid service, he no longer sees ads in his feed. Sponsored posts have disappeared, and videos do not contain advertisements as well.
After Logan publishes a short post on his timeline, he sees that people are seeing the post and engage with it. There are reactions and comments on a reasonable level. He isn’t some social media celebrity. Facebook’s ads no longer inhibit engagement. Now that they are gone, his feed is rich with content from his friends.
There are some posts from his friends saying how when they talk about something, it appears as an ad on their feed. Logan…
