What are some ways social media networks make money from users

Advertisements and Ranks

Explanation:

In apps like Instagram and Twitter, some people pay to have their products featured in people's phones. In Instagram for an example, paid advertisements shows up in the story mode and occasionally in some posts when you scroll through Instagram. Some social medias like Discord, you can pay to have cooler features than all of your friends, like being able to have customisable GIFs for an example.