The idea of paying for use instead of data collection is a good one. The problem is that the companies are treating it as another money grab instead of a reasonable alternative payment option. They don't make anywhere close to $10 a month selling ads to a user. If they wanted to offer $2 bucks a month, they would probably still profit more on this, and it would also be a reasonable deal for the user.
edit: not correct. Closer to $20 per month per user in the US for FB actually.
edit: not correct. Closer to $20 per month per user in the US for FB actually.