If Meta actually stopped collecting data on users who instead pay them in a straightforward money => experience transaction this would be a great improvement. Except, of course, you know they won’t.

I guarantee you they’ll still collect marketing data, they just won’t show the resulting targeted ads until you let your subscription lapse.

I don’t and won’t ever use these platforms, but to me this seems like a good thing? Option to not have ads is huge.

Edit: given of course that free users can still opt out of targeted ads