Facebook and Instagram Liberation: Meta Platforms, which trades on the stock market under the ticker code META.O, is working on a business plan that could get people in the European Union to pay up to $14 a month for unlimited access to Instagram and Facebook without ads. On the free versions of these sites, users can also pick a different deal that lets them see more ads that are more useful to them. This new information, first reported by the Wall Street Journal on Monday, makes the fast-changing world of digital communication even more enjoyable.
Meta is considering charging about 10 euros ($10.46) per lunar cycle to view a single Facebook or Instagram account on a regular desktop. This plan is very involved, and Meta is only one part. People who know how this idea works say that people who want to leave a bigger digital mark would pay an average of 6 euros for each extra account they linked.
As we move into the world of mobile devices, the price of a single account will go up and will be around 13 euros. This financial estimate considers a Wall Street Journal study of how much it costs Apple and Google, the two biggest app stores, to charge their own commissions on sales within their virtual fiefdoms.
Ireland’s Data Privacy Commissioner fined Meta 390 million euros earlier this year for not protecting user privacy. This led to Meta joining this high-end way for users to get involved. This warning told Meta that it couldn’t use the so-called contract legal ground to send ads based on how customers use the Internet. In response, Meta said it would ask EU users for explicit permission. This is a proactive step that fits with the changing laws in the EU.
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Meta took advantage of the chance and told European officials it planned to start the ad-free “subscription no ads” (SNA) project in the coming months, but only for European citizens. This risky move shows Meta’s dedication to navigating the regulatory minefield while giving its users the latest options.
When asked to say something, a spokesperson for Meta said that the company strongly believes in the value of free services backed up by focused marketing. But Meta’s culture puts a lot of value on finding new ways to do things while trying to follow the complicated web of rules.
Meta’s main goal has always been to change how people in the European Union use the Internet. Meta, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, and the European Commission wait to answer Reuters’ questions in the regulatory inquiry maze after regular business hours.
Meta was considering making paid versions of Facebook and Instagram without annoying ads. But it still needs to be determined how much EU users might have to pay for this digital haven without ads. This makes Meta’s growth in the world of digital contact, which is constantly changing, even more exciting.