Same as I did not give you a full definition of what “phone records” means, but the relevant law has it.
> This proposed law would not require users to be paying customers
If it’s made illegal to profit from users through such indirect means, then there would be no choice for companies but to require users to be paying customers.
The core issue is not that users don’t pay, but that they are the product (and that hurts the users and distorts how market works, preventing competition). That’s what legislation could address. Whether users pay or not simply follows from market mechanics.
Companies can still provide subsidized accounts for disadvantaged families and cover the costs by charging premium users more, for example, if they want to.
> But it would be a huge issue for Big Social
Absolutely, it’s probably their worst nightmare ;)
