SFGATE: ‘Senator, we run ads': Hatch mocked for basic question

‘Senator, we run ads': Hatch mocked for basic question
Published on April 10, 2018 at 10:24PM by Sean Burch, provided by

Let’s just say Sen. Orrin Hatch might not have the best understanding of Facebook. The 84-year-old Utah senator didn’t seem to know how the social network — one of the two biggest advertising companies on the internet — makes its revenue. (Hint: It’s by offering a free site propped up by targeted ads.) “So, how do you sustain a business model in which users don’t pay for your service?” Sen. Hatch asked Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday. Also Read: Mark Zuckerberg's Testimony to Congress Released: Fake News, Data Leak 'Was My Mistake' “Senator, we run ads,” replied a smirking Zuckerberg. Sen.
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