According to WSJ , Meta is looking to circumvent European Union regulations aimed at tightening the situation of social network Facebook "bombarding" users with unwanted ads. Internal sources confirmed that Mark Zuckerberg's company has discussed with authorities in Ireland and Belgian digital competition regulators about plans to open subscription packages for users who do not want to see ads from September.
Users in Europe can pay to use Facebook without ads
Specifically, users can choose a subscription package (SNA - Subscription No Ads) worth 14 USD/month to use Facebook, Instagram without ads if they live in Europe. If they do not want to pay, they can still use this social network as usual, but accept to see personalized ads.
The price of $14/month for mobile users is 40% higher than for desktop users. SNA costs $10/month for this group of customers and an additional $6/month for each linked account. The reason for the difference is that Meta has to pay commission fees to Apple and Google for making in-app payments on the two software stores App Store and Play Store.
If the plan is implemented, instead of witnessing the boxing match between Elon Musk (owner of X) and Zuckerberg (CEO Meta), users will have to watch the race to charge for using social networks between these two billionaires. Previously, Mr. Musk also planned to charge ordinary users when they use the X platform.
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