• FourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Really? Jeez. Last I heard, evidently incorrectly, was a few dollars at best. That explains their ghoulishness somewhat.

    Even so, Facebook brings in enormous profit. Evidently a result of maximizing whatever they can get away with

    I’m wondering what the costs are to cover just hosting / content delivery.

    Ie, is it feasible at some point that a not-for-profit social platform comes about. Or a for profit one that promotes itself as ethical and subsequently charges premium users based on running costs + moderate profit rather than pushing every kind of manipulative behaviour it can get away with just to maximise ad value.

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      4 days ago

      It’s certainly possible. If we the people cared enough about the impact of social media on society we would demand funding from our government, if only in the form of a grant or similar.