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by miteshashar 4079 days ago
Facebook pays. And then owns the user.
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So, ultimately it's still the user who pays. But he pays relatively more, because now there is less competition (leveraging the network/access to acquire and retain users).
Yes, it's a clever way for Facebook to boost their numbers tremendously by giving pipe to people, then counting them as FB users.