Meta to test premium subscriptions on Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp(techcrunch.com)
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Meta to test premium subscriptions on Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/meta-to-test-premium-subscriptions-on-instagram-facebook-and-whatsapp/
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Top-up subscriptions required for AI features? I wish every service would do this!
It would be amazing if the tech leadership is so far gone they think AI is so great that everyone will beg to pay for it and it gets locked behind subscription fees. The only way it could get better is if the users that are paying get some kind of flair or label so I can ignore them.
Now if only the feature would only be installed after you paid
> Additionally, Meta plans to test subscriptions for AI features, such as Vibes video generation. Vibes is Meta’s AI-powered short-form video experience built into the Meta AI app that lets people create and remix AI-generated videos.
Please don’t do this Meta. It seems like social media really is in a downward spiral.
Please don’t do this Meta. It seems like social media really is in a downward spiral.
Social media has hit rock bottom a long time ago. Everything else is just digging even deeper. Problem is, people keep consuming that crap and wonder why nothing is changing for the better.
They're going to put protection against cyberterrorism tools like Pegasus behind a paywall.
Going after 15 year old open source developers with legal threats though, they'll do that for free.
Going after 15 year old open source developers with legal threats though, they'll do that for free.