Marketplace: Now we’re paying for social media … but for what, exactly?

Marketplace: Now we’re paying for social media … but for what, exactly?. “They used to say that if you’re not paying for the product, the product is you. But if you’re now paying for social media, what exactly is the product? Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino spoke to Shirin Ghaffary, a correspondent at Vox, about the benefits and trade-offs of the blue badge. The following is an edited transcript of their conversation.”