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Facebook and Instagram began a week-long rollout of their first paid verification service on Friday, testing users’ willingness to pay for social media features that until now have been free. Facing a drop in advertising revenues, parent company Meta is piloting a subscription in Australia and New Zealand before it appears in larger markets. The … Read more
Mark Zuckerberg-led Meta has temporarily fought off a lawsuit in the UK over allegations it abused its dominant position to monetise users’ personal data. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of 45 million Facebook users in Britain and valued at up to $3.7 billion.However, the claimants’ lawyers can “have another go” at establishing any alleged … Read more
Amid all the chaos on your ever-changing Facebook and Instagram feed, Meta wants you to pay not to fix your feed but for the blue badge, the one you see next to your favourite influencer. Yes, even you can have it now. As if it was not meta enough, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s co-founder and CEO, … Read more
Facebook, the social network that was supposed to stay free “always,” and its stablemate Instagram launched on Sunday a paid subscription service, as the advertising-based business model that has long dominated the internet falters. Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook-parent Meta, announced on Sunday the launch of Meta Verified, a service starting at $11.99 (roughly Rs. … Read more
Facebook parent Meta Platforms has announced a subscription service, called Meta Verified. The paid subscription service will allow users to verify their accounts using a government ID and get a blue badge. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the service. “This new feature is about increasing authenticity and security across our services,” Zuckerberg wrote in a … Read more