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East Lancing, MICHIGAN — Social media services have generally been free of charge for users, but now, with ad revenues slowing down, social media companies are looking for new revenue streams beyond targeted ads. Now, Twitter is charging for its blue check verification, and Meta and Twitter both...

![Charging for identity protection raises the question of how much each person values privacy or security online. Markets for privacy have posed a similar conundrum. For digital products in particular, consumers are not fully informed about how their data is collected, for what purposes and with what consequences. [image from META gif] META image](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/putting-people-first_protecting-privacy-and-integrity_1920x1080.jpg?itok=edGtAhzR)