People don’t “want” the free content at the cost of privacy infringing surveillance and toxic behavior manipulation.
These companies need to find a better business model, otherwise they are about to go the way of the dodo.
These companies need to find a better business model, otherwise they are about to go the way of the dodo.
I don't want the tracking either, but not badly enough to stop using the free services I get.
I think most people probably actually feel this way, but I don't have data to back my assertion.
Cable TV used to be ad free when it started out.
HBO is probably the best counterexample, but if you look at what they’re doing with HBO max, even they might not be able to resist forever.