According to journalists, Meta will consider offering paid versions of its products with no ads.
The American company Meta may offer paid versions of Facebook and Instagram that ensure the absence of ads. This was reported by The Wall Street Journal citing three people familiar with the company’s plans.
Such a move could reportedly be a response to EU policy and court rulings restricting Meta’s data collection practices. Insiders point out that paid subscriptions will help address issues raised by EU regulatory reviews.
We are talking about privacy violations, especially since advertising on social networks relies on the analysis of user data. In July, the EU’s highest court banned Meta from combining user data collected from Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other sources.
Meta was also fined 390 million euros in Ireland in January for forcing users to accept personalized ads as a condition of using Facebook.
Journalists also suggest that Mark Zuckerberg is trying to “revive” his business, as the global economic turmoil has negatively impacted ad sales.
Recall that Twitter owner Elon Musk and former chairman Jack Dorsey accused the new social network Threads of collecting “important personal data”. Dorsey posted a screenshot on Twitter containing a list of information the social network will collect with the user’s consent.
We also reported that YouTube may ban ad blockers and may want to charge for Full HD quality. The company is already actively testing features that will help it fight freeloaders.
Focus He also wrote that the policy of verifying real users on Twitter caused a huge scandal in the global order. The stars refused to pay, noting that the “blue tick” was no longer worth a penny.
Source: Focus
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