Why Meta is charging to post more hyperlinks – NPR

You’re reading a newsletter from  The Indicator from Planet Money.  Once a week, we curate our favorite stories and insights on business, finance, economics and why they matter.  Subscribe here  to get it in your inbox every Friday. Outside of Atlanta, two gas stations got into a price war. The Atlanta TV station WSB-TV reported that, over the course of a day, prices dropped from $2.54 down to $1.44, $1.39 and eventually down to just 97 cents. When drivers took notice, the traffic jam began and police intervened. BUT while it was happening, one driver said she only spent $15 to fill up her truck. It usually costs $90. “Look at God, baby! Look at God!” she said. In our team’s Slack, co-host Wailin Wong responded to the low prices, “make it up on volume!?” Jeff Guo wrote, “how is this real.” But like, actually. How is this real? Coming up: Why Facebook is charging you to post hyperlinks How fake data centers can still drive up electricity costs How one man is dealing with a rental car agency News We’re Watching Why websites make it hard to leave What To Know: Social media sites don’t love it when users
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