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  • Facebook/Instagram. More rental economy. You'll pay till you die

    From RichA@21:1/5 to All on Sun Feb 19 14:25:44 2023
    People will die ending up carrying dozens of monthly costs for triviality.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64697560

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  • From Alan Browne@21:1/5 to RichA on Sun Feb 19 18:20:29 2023
    On 2023-02-19 17:25, RichA wrote:
    People will die ending up carrying dozens of monthly costs for triviality.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64697560

    Only people with a stake in their public persona (celebrities,
    politicians, company owners, etc) will pay that ridiculous price. (Same
    for Twitter).

    --
    “Donald Trump and his allies and supporters are a clear and present
    danger to American democracy.”
    - J Michael Luttig - 2022-06-16
    - Former US appellate court judge (R) testifying to the January 6
    committee

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  • From Magani@21:1/5 to RichA on Sun Feb 19 15:20:44 2023
    On Monday, 20 February 2023 at 8:25:48 am UTC+10, RichA wrote:
    People will die ending up carrying dozens of monthly costs for triviality.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64697560
    In other words, your security is so important to us, you'll have to pay for it.

    Is Mr Z trying to claw back $$$ from a shrinking client base?

    Cheers,
    Magani

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  • From Alan Browne@21:1/5 to Magani on Sun Feb 19 18:30:42 2023
    On 2023-02-19 18:20, Magani wrote:
    On Monday, 20 February 2023 at 8:25:48 am UTC+10, RichA wrote:
    People will die ending up carrying dozens of monthly costs for triviality. >>
    https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64697560
    In other words, your security is so important to us, you'll have to pay for it.

    Is Mr Z trying to claw back $$$ from a shrinking client base?

    Exactly. After near 20 years of people being Facebook's product, now
    they want the product to actually pay to be a product.

    --
    “Donald Trump and his allies and supporters are a clear and present
    danger to American democracy.”
    - J Michael Luttig - 2022-06-16
    - Former US appellate court judge (R) testifying to the January 6
    committee

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  • From RichA@21:1/5 to Alan Browne on Mon Feb 20 03:08:45 2023
    On Sunday, 19 February 2023 at 18:20:36 UTC-5, Alan Browne wrote:
    On 2023-02-19 17:25, RichA wrote:
    People will die ending up carrying dozens of monthly costs for triviality.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64697560
    Only people with a stake in their public persona (celebrities,
    politicians, company owners, etc) will pay that ridiculous price. (Same
    for Twitter).

    --
    “Donald Trump and his allies and supporters are a clear and present
    danger to American democracy.”
    - J Michael Luttig - 2022-06-16
    - Former US appellate court judge (R) testifying to the January 6
    committee

    I don't know. You've got people paying money to win fictional swords in role--playing games and millions for "digital" art...

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