Meta Is Hoping You’ll Pay for More AI Features on Instagram
On Tuesday, Meta officially launched a paid subscription service called Meta One, promising a range of AI-related new features on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp. Unlike some of its past attempts at a paid subscription, like the X-like verification program Meta Verified, the new launch doesn’t only target influencers, celebrities and other creators. Instagram Plus, Facebook Plus, and WhatsApp Plus offer features such as notifications when specific people view a user’s Instagram Story and the option to keep Stories live for 48 hours instead of the standard 24 hours.
- ▪On Tuesday, Meta officially launched a paid subscription service called Meta One, promising a range of AI-related new features on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp.
- ▪Unlike some of its past attempts at a paid subscription, like the X-like verification program Meta Verified, the new launch doesn’t only target influencers, celebrities and other creators.
- ▪Instagram Plus, Facebook Plus, and WhatsApp Plus offer features such as notifications when specific people view a user’s Instagram Story and the option to keep Stories live for 48 hours instead of the standard 24 hours.
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On Tuesday, Meta officially launched a paid subscription service called Meta One, promising a range of AI-related new features on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp. Unlike some of its past attempts at a paid subscription, like the X-like verification program Meta Verified, the new launch doesn’t only target influencers, celebrities and other creators. Meta is also hoping regular people will start coughing up monthly fees to infuse their social media experience with even more…
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