Therefore, Facebook argued that Apple’s privacy policy will eliminate freemium websites in the future. It would be too expensive for websites to reach out to clients, and they’ll have to scale their business to subscription-based to survive.
This is a prototype opt-in panel @Apple plans to show users for every app (not just @Facebook) that wishes to track users. It merely allows users to choose whether or not to okay tracking. So, if FB tracking is fair, open and helpful, why is it so afraid of this pop-up? pic.twitter.com/5XBxSOfUsG
— Walt Mossberg (@waltmossberg) December 17, 2020
The social network giant’s claim is misleading since the free content-based business model will soon vanish anyway. Many businesses either charge their clients for access (subscription-based) or sell their products or services directly to consumers.
Facebook chose to fight Apple instead of trying to adapt its business model. Many experts suggest that the social network giant will probably lose its battle against Apple as a result of its action.
