Meta wants to charge $14/month to not show Facebook ads

According to the WSJ , Meta is seeking to circumvent European Union regulations aimed at cracking down on Facebook's practice of "bombarding" users with unwanted ads. Internal sources confirm that Mark Zuckerberg's company has been in discussions with officials in Ireland and Belgian competition regulators about a plan to offer subscription packages for users who do not want ads, starting in September.

Users in Europe can pay to use Facebook without ads

Specifically, users can choose a subscription package (SNA - Subscription No Ads) costing $14/month to use Facebook and Instagram without ads if they live in Europe. If they don't want to pay, they can still use the social media platforms as usual, but they will have to accept seeing personalized advertisements.

The price of $14/month for mobile users is 40% higher than for desktop users. SNA costs $10/month for this customer group, with an additional $6/month for each linked account. The difference is due to Meta paying commission fees to Apple and Google for processing in-app payments on the App Store and Play Store.

If the plan goes through, instead of witnessing a showdown between Elon Musk (owner of X) and Zuckerberg (CEO of Meta), users will see a race between these two billionaires to charge for using social media. Previously, Musk also planned to charge ordinary users for using the X platform.

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