The Case For an Ad-Free Social Media Subscription
I remember when the idea of the DVR was first introduced through TiVo in 1999. The idea was incredible, being able to pause and record live TV. But what it also introduced was being able to record something and fast forward through commercials. Ever since then, there has been a war on commercials. One of the few things that we can probably agree on as a society is that we don’t like commercials. This has forced advertisers to focus their efforts in different ways to get the message about their products and services out to the public. One way that this has happened is through social media marketing. Companies can create a post on Twitter or Facebook and pay to have it featured on the platform. This is a way that social media websites make their money. But here is a thought, what if the social media platforms allowed for a way to bypass these ads for a small monthly fee?
Profiting Off Users
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc are all free services. All that is needed to sign up for a social media site is typically a valid email address or phone number. But the cost of these free apps lies in the data provided by the user to the service. Facebook may not…
