Social media used to be free. Not anymore.

Social media used to be free. Not anymore.

a year ago
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https://www.vox.com/recode/2023/2/21/23609375/meta-verified-twitter-blue-checkmark-badge-instagram-facebook

You used to pay for social media with your eyeballs. Now Meta and Twitter want your money, too.

“If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product” has long been a common refrain about the business of social media.

Social media used to be free. Not anymore.

Feb 21, 2023, 11:26pm UTC
https://www.vox.com/recode/2023/2/21/23609375/meta-verified-twitter-blue-checkmark-badge-instagram-facebook > You used to pay for social media with your eyeballs. Now Meta and Twitter want your money, too. > “If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product” has long been a common refrain about the business of social media.