Eli5:How do ad-free services/apps make money (e.g honey)?

Question

As far as I know, it’s an extension and doesn’t give you any ads and is (as the youtubers say) 100% free

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Answer 1

If you’re getting a service for free, you are the product. They’re tracking what you do, where you go, for how long, what you buy, etc etc. They sell that information