Facebook and Instagram to offer a paid subscription in Europe in return for no adverts, costing from 9.99 euros (£8.73) per month
News paid subscription
Elon Musk Says X To Have Two New Premium Tiers
Owner of X (Twitter) Elon Musk continues to transition from advertising fees towards paid subscriptions for the platform
Musk’s X Charges New Users $1 Annual Subscription Fee
Paywall move as Elon Musk's X (aka Twitter) begins charging new users in New Zealand and the Philippines $1 annually
Elon Musk’s X Offers Option To Lock Tweet Replies To Verified...
Twitter (X) users can now block unverified accounts from replying to their posts, in latest move by Elon Musk to monetise platform
FTC Sues Amazon For ‘Duping’ Customers With Prime...
American regulator sues Amazon, alleging ‘deceptive’ Prime sign-up and cancellation process for millions of customers
Celebrities Lose Blue Ticks, As Twitter Purges Legacy Verified...
Well known celebrities and public figures lose legacy blue tick verification status, as Ricky Gervais etc mock Elon Musk's move
Is the future of social media subscription-based?
Meta is the latest tech giant to embrace a subscription-based model, and its new Meta Verified offering follows hot on the tails of Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s brainchild, Twitter Blue. But will Meta Verified shake up the social space forever, or could it catalyse a mass exodus of users from its platforms?