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Meta's latest subscription move is an attempt to offset its AI bets (appleinsider.com)

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On January 26, Meta announced that it was going to test premium subscriptions across its apps. The subscriptions will offer exclusive features and expanded AI tools, while ad-supported versions remain free.

Under the test, users are presented with a clear choice between two paths. People can subscribe to use Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp without ads, or continue using the services for free while agreeing to ongoing data use for advertising purposes.

Meta claims the subscriptions will "unlock productivity, creativity, and AI-powered features," with each app receiving its own set of paid tools rather than a single bundled plan. The company isn't committing to one configuration and plans in order to experiment with different feature sets and pricing models over time.

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[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I hit this today when I went to check a local restaurant's Instagram for the menu (like many I've come across, they treat Instagram as their website)

Nope

Between this and Twitter I'm pretty annoyed at how much harder it is to get local information without just physically going to a place compared to 5 years ago. I'm not gonna pretend it used to be perfect, but this is getting spectacularly shitty

[–] Lfrith@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Instagram is one of the shittiest social media since it goes out of its way to become unviewable for those that aren't logged in. So its a really shitty platform to use in place of a regular site.

[–] Cherry@piefed.social 6 points 3 days ago

This drives me crazy. Hopefully it’s the start of the end for FB.