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Meta launches Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp subscriptions, with more to come, including AI plans (opens in new tab) 57 articles covering this post

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Facebook Plus, Instagram Plus subscriptions launch for $3.99/month

‘WhatsApp Plus’ subscription launches for $2.99/month, details here

Meta now lets you pay for the pleasure of using Facebook

androidauthority.com·

Facebook launches a ‘Plus’ subscription that gives you extra features

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Other things, fun things, coming to Instagram, Facebook… for a price

disassociated.com·

Meta launches subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp

Meta Wants You to Pay for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp Now

macrumors.com··Hacker News

Meta Launches Instagram Plus, WhatsApp Plus, and Facebook Plus Subscriptions

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theankler.com·

Instagram Plus may tempt creators, but WhatsApp Plus is an easier skip

digitaltrends.com·

Meta's subscription plans are the tip of a terrible pay-to-engage iceberg and may be the beginning of the end for social media as we know it

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Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp now offer subscription plans

Meta has decided that while your social apps are free, they’re just not as free as you’re used to

hardwarezone.com.sg·

Meta Introduces Paid Instagram and Facebook Plans Starting at $3.99 Per Month

macobserver.com·

Meta Launches WhatsApp Plus for $2.99/Month With Themes, Premium Stickers, and More

macobserver.com·

Meta launches paid app subscriptions starting at $2.99

kite.kagi.com·

Zuckerberg’s Latest Pivot Wants to Run the Whole Business

Meta Begins Rollout of Subscription Plans for Apps and AI

Subscriptions Are Key to Meta’s AI Transformation

kiplinger.com·

Meta unveils app subscriptions: 'Plus' plans precede 'Meta One' tests for AI and creators

androidcentral.com

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TSOH Weekly Roundup (05/29/26)

thescienceofhitting.com·

Meta Wants You to Pay for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp Now

forums.macrumors.com·

Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are no longer just free apps anymore: here's how much their subscriptions cost and what you get

phonearena.com·

Meta Launches Facebook Plus, Instagram Plus, and WhatsApp Plus: Pricing, Features, and Everything You Need to Know

Meta shares jump after company announces premium subscriptions for Facebook and Instagram. But will users actually buy them?

forbes.com.au··r/wallstreetbets

Meta's Premium Branding Mess

Meta launches paid subscription options for Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram

💌 Newsletter #010 - LLMs and: Profitability, Security, and not Leveling the Job Application Playing Field; plus Good News on Pushback & Digital Sovereignty

technically-good.ca·

Would you pay for Instagram and Facebook?

morningbrew.com·

Waymo to launch free robotaxi rides in its new Ojai vans

sherwood.news·

Report: Tesla’s Robotaxi trainers don’t think it’s ready for prime time

sherwood.news·

How Meta is looking for revenue outside advertising to justify its ballooning capex bill

sherwood.news·

Salesforce beats expectations for revenue, earnings

sherwood.news·

Google DeepMind’s Hassabis: AGI is 3 to 4 years away

sherwood.news·

AI Update, May 29, 2026: AI News and Views From the Past Week

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After doing away with programmatic ads, the time people spend on The American Prospect is up ~2X and a recent membership drive added ~500 new recurring donors (...

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Sources: Bari Weiss ousted two senior 60 Minutes executive producers, Tanya Simon and Draggan Mihailovich, and correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega (B...

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Bari Weiss appoints longtime tech journalist Nick Bilton as the executive producer of 60 Minutes, replacing Tanya Simon, a 30-year veteran of the show (Benjamin...

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Meta's Oversight Board says Meta agreed to increase its funding by $13M, ensuring that it will be funded through 2028, reversing a planned decrease in funding (...

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mediagazer.com·

Meta rolls out Plus plans for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp globally, will test $7.99/mo. and $19.99/mo. Meta AI plans, a $49.99/mo. creator plan, and more ...

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Meta führt neue Bezahlangebote für Instagram, Facebook und WhatsApp ein

Meta führt Bezahlabos bei Instagram, Whatsapp und Facebook ein

derstandard.at·

Анонімний перегляд сториз, кастомні шрифти та нові стикери: Meta запускає передплату для своїх соцмереж

suspilne.media·

Új fizetős funkciókat kap a Facebook, az Instagram és a WhatsApp

WhatsApp und Instagram bekommen kostenpflichtige Plus-Abos

Meta запустила платні підписки для Instagram, Facebook і WhatsApp: ціни і що отримають користувачі

Meta start met wereldwijde uitrol van Plus-abonnementen voor WhatsApp, Facebook en Instagram: ga jij abonneren?

Vers la fin du tout gratuit ? Meta lance des abonnements pour Instagram, Facebook et WhatsApp

frandroid.com·

Meta Plus: Was jetzt bei Instagram, WhatsApp und Facebook Geld kostet

Pling! Pling! Kassiert Zuckerberg mit WhatsApp jetzt ab wie damals Jamba?

business-punk.com·

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp : l’abonnement “Plus” arrive, à quoi sert-il ?

phonandroid.com·

Meta、Instagramなど主要アプリに新サブスク「Plus」導入へ　将来は「Meta One」に一本化

itmedia.co.jp·

Meta startet Abonnements für Instagram, Facebook und WhatsApp

stadt-bremerhaven.de·

Meta* запустила подписки на Instagram, Facebook и WhatsApp** и тестирует подписки на чат-боты с ИИ