Wouldn't this be the same as if FB asked people to pay to have their data 100% removed from FB servers..?
That said AM could be walking a fine line here considering where their offices are based out of and the privacy laws and how they deal with people requesting to have their user data removed. A user could save the $20 and just send an email request to have all their details removed.
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