sabreW4K3 ( sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al ) to TechnologyEnglish · 1 year agoFacebook and Instagram to charge UK users £3.99 a month for ad-free versionwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up135file-text
arrow-up135external-linkFacebook and Instagram to charge UK users £3.99 a month for ad-free versionwww.theguardian.comsabreW4K3 ( sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al ) to TechnologyEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square4linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTehPers ( TehPers@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 year agoI don’t and won’t ever use these platforms, but to me this seems like a good thing? Option to not have ads is huge. Edit: given of course that free users can still opt out of targeted ads
minus-squarepinball_wizard ( pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip ) linkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoI agree with the option, in theory. But of course I trust a Meta company tracking opt out as much as I trust Facebook not to run a secret micro server to evade my ad blocker.
I don’t and won’t ever use these platforms, but to me this seems like a good thing? Option to not have ads is huge.
Edit: given of course that free users can still opt out of targeted ads
I agree with the option, in theory.
But of course I trust a Meta company tracking opt out as much as I trust Facebook not to run a secret micro server to evade my ad blocker.