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by t0t4lnoo3 2569 days ago
This is really scary. I keep getting messages from friends I converted to Signal, asking me to go back to WhatsApp since Facebook has a deal with their providers to not charge WhatsApp data.

Now picture those able to afford their first mobile plan, they don’t have disposable income, they don’t have the option to pay for Firefox, I’m afraid this will drive people to use Google even more.
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headsoup 2569 days ago
It's a paid premium service, the free version will still be there.

People need to also stop thinking free internet services are genuinely free. Pay for things that provide value and if it's free, ask what value is in it for the provider instead.

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asdkhadsj 2569 days ago
Yup. The more "free" it is the more incentive companies/etc have to start misusing your data/etc. Google is "free". Facebook is "free".

If there's a cost I want to see that passed on to the consumer. Otherwise I can't trust a company, simply put.

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t0t4lnoo3 2569 days ago
I’m referring to those with no money to pay for anything, no wifi at home, no computer, their mobile phone is the first chance to access the web, so they are 100% on Android which already comes with Chrome.

Chances are very small they will download a new browser (they don’t have much data to download stuff) even if it’s free. But once the word gets out that you have to pay for Firefox, it won’t matter if the free version is still there or if it’s as good as the paid one, Google broadcasts a louder message that it’s definitely free.

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