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by jefftk 2561 days ago
> Facebook would only need a single payment of like $4 from it's users to operate at the same margins without selling their data

Facebook makes about $100/year from American users. [1] Something like $4 once can't be right.

(Facebook also doesn't sell your data. They allow people to target ads against your data.)

[1] 2018 Q3 data, but the right range: https://digiday.com/marketing/facebooks-making-money-per-use...