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[–] FourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Disable ads for $2 a month?

Just anything this doesn't then try to bleed people in every conceivable way..

All the algo manipulation comes from an over reliance on ad income. If a social network put its costs + a modest profit onto premium users what would that look like?

Surely at some point a network that can honestly say "we aren't reliant on sponsors" is going to be appealing to enough people. (Even if there is then a free ad supported tier for those who don't have an option - it would hardly be worse than what they've currently got)