To be clear: I prefer to pay for things instead of having to see ads but 13€ / month!? For a meta product that has inherently user-hostile design patterns even without ads?

Who does this appeal to?

    • cosmicrookie@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      8 months ago

      It is actually a hard paywall. They won’t let you use the app unless you make a choice between the two. I chose to uninstall

    • relevants@feddit.deEnglish
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      8 months ago

      You can also just use the “Following” feed instead of the default “For you” feed, it’s sorted chronologically and doesn’t have ads

    • cosmicrookie@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      8 months ago

      I doubt it. But I believe that they have figured out exactly what ammount people will be less willing to pay .

      Besides that, they won’t stop tracking and storing your data. They simply won’t use it show targeted ads.

    • cosmicrookie@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      8 months ago

      I’d pay a reasonable price. I’d even use it for not personalised ads.

      Instead I uninstalled all platforms from meta and will only be using it on my PC periodically and in a private tab.

  • tslnox@reddthat.comEnglish
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    8 months ago

    FB the same. Fine, I don’t want to pay for your dumb content (even when you successfully trained my brain to enjoy that content) so show me ads…

    But then they “forced” me to accept tracking cookies which makes me angry… Still I’m not ready to leave, but I’m a big step nearer than before.

    Also, isn’t that against EU laws?

    • PurpleTentacle@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      8 months ago

      Also, isn’t that against EU laws?

      Very likely, but the final verdict is still out on that one, as far as I know. There are several other services and sites that offer similar opt-out of tracking and ads for money schemes (albeit not as ludicrously expensive).

      I believe that’s both against the spirit and any reasonable interpretation of the law, but I don’t think it has been fully tested in court.

      • cosmicrookie@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        8 months ago

        But they are not even offering to stop tracking me. They only offer add free experience and force targeted ads. I’d be ok with regular ads but not the targeted ads

  • cosmicrookie@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    You’ll still see ads through. If not targeted and even not served by meta, a lot of the content shared by users on the platform is actually ads.

    But I agree, the price is ridiculous