Ask HN: Would you be willing to pay for ad free “Facebook” and how much?
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Maybe. It depends on what kinds of guarantees they'd give around use of my data. I don't really care about seeing ads per se, I care about invasive tracking and data harvesting.
I think I might pay $10/year to use Facebook without them looking over my shoulder.
I think I might pay $10/year to use Facebook without them looking over my shoulder.
By ads free I meant their core business would be about not tracking you and only providing services of showing you content your friends publish.
Like you said it depends on what kinds of guarantees they'd give around use of data. How guarantees can you give?
Like you said it depends on what kinds of guarantees they'd give around use of data. How guarantees can you give?
I have claimed my name, simply because it is a common one, and I don't want to be denied some future job because of something a namesake posted. That that is even a concern is a large part of what makes Facebook awful.
Now, all that being said- I still think that something like what we call social media today could be a positive experience. I just don't think any of the current platforms are there.