If you are using Facebook or Instagram, you may already have seen the below message.
I manage a number of Meta products, for professional and personal reasons. One of my Instagram accounts has almost 20K followers, and is the one that got that message. Not sure if this was random or if they pick the biggest account that someone owns/manages.
So what happened is that when I tried to use the app, I was locked. In my mobile, I could only see this message.
It does sound like Blackmail, right?
A. "You, the users, can continue to use Meta products for free - BUT this means that you allow us to use your info and sell them to the companies so that we can profit from all these data and serve you personalized ads."
B. "You, the users, can pay us, so that we do not use your data for as long as you continue paying us. Of course, your $$ will add up to our already increased profits!
It does sound like a win-win situation right. But for META, only and not for its users.
Let's see what we are asked to do next.
And now comes the real news.
You are required to pay 12.99€ per month or 155,88€ a year! (No discounts here) to have your info removed from ads - just as long as you pay.
What do you think about this?
This made me dislike META even more. X (former Twitter) did a subscription model, but they also said that specific users will be able to earn a share of the ad revenue. This looks much more fair to me than the one META suggests.
(Of course I clicked 'use for free', which led me to this image)
We see that 'the use for free with ads' is our current experience. So nothing really changes. Meta was using our data before asking for our permission in a more straight-forward way.
So, I agreed and moved forward.
Did something change?
I started using Instagram even less. And I may use it even less in the future.
With all these happening around us, big and profitable companies requesting subscription so that they can earn even more from us while offering nothing to us, I really feel that web3 is the solution. The world needs to know that there are applications they can use for socializing online, and at the same time keeping their data private and immutably stored.
I believe that in the future a form of 'users' revolution will take place gradually, and hopefully soon. But as long as the users dont care, they will continue to provide even more wealth to those companies and simply spend their time - without any compensation or reward.
Perhaps the web3 applications should investigate more how 'brands' and 'companies' could be invited to create accounts. Maybe that will bring lots of groups of people massively. This will be a whole new chapter.
What about you?
Did you get those messages by META?
What did you do? Did this affect your use of the META apps?
Posted Using InLeo Alpha
Hi, did got the same notice.
Probably it's also because of the stricter EU regulations. Meta paid millions of dollars on fines, for not securing user privacy over the years. This might be some sort of loophole.
I bet that they have earned much more for using all this data, than the fines they have paid!
They thought that this is a brilliant way to win even more, while trying to seem as if they follow the rules.
haha yeah. If you search on the web for Facebook and EU regulations. The first time I found out. I was amazed how easy it is and how much influence they have.
The big question is even after the payment, how are we sure that the information will be removed from the ads
You can never be sure or trust META
Very true
All these companies are huge data mining pools. The money is in the granular data: behavioral patterns etc. I've run FBA since 2011 and advertisers are only scratching the surface of what's available. This being said, users won't leave web2 unless it gets super painful. Comfort, familiarity, instant gratification ... are real beasts.
Unfortunately, you are right..
!LADY
View or trade
LOHtokens.@katerinaramm, you successfully shared 0.1000 LOH with @kriszrokk and you earned 0.1000 LOH as tips. (1/1 calls)
Use !LADY command to share LOH! More details available in this post.
I cannot afford this but hope you avail and share your experience.
I have no intention of paying Meta if I dont get something in return
Like your approach and the way of thinking Coach thanks for your honest feedback.
I will check my Meta accounts, this companies are just making undue profits from us the users, making wishful promises that users may regret at last when followed.
Exactly!
Great information
One time I am using it
Hello katerinaramm!
It's nice to let you know that your article will take 11th place.
Your post is among 15 Best articles voted 7 days ago by the @hive-lu | King Lucoin Curator by fantagira
You receive 🎖 1.1 unique LUBEST tokens as a reward. You can support Lu world and your curator, then he and you will receive 10x more of the winning token. There is a buyout offer waiting for him on the stock exchange. All you need to do is reblog Daily Report 112 with your winnings.
Buy Lu on the Hive-Engine exchange | World of Lu created by szejq
STOPor to resume write a wordSTART