Recent searches
Search options
Seriously though, take a minute trying to grasp how rich a company like Facebook (Meta) really is. Think, truly think, about how much money it makes every year.
Now, think about HOW it makes this money:
Does it sell a lot of expensive cars? No.
Does it sell computers around the world? No.
Does it sell oil? Nope.
It. Sells. YOU.
And how much do YOU get in exchange for producing these billions of dollars for it each year?
@Em0nM4stodon tbf it sells ads but that's pretty much the same thing
@Em0nM4stodon especially considering retargeting ads are their strong point and it's because they have so much more detailed information about its users
@xyhhx @Em0nM4stodon 
Even though related, this is a seperate business from selling ads in general.
@BeAware no, they're selling ads. that's what facebook connect is, that's what facebook retargeting is, that's where the majority of their revenue comes from.
they sell ads to marketers/advertisers and use your data to offer extremely accurate targeting which is very valuable to advertisers. they don't offer advertisers your browsing or demographic data (excluding backdoor deals with data brokers which is far less common).