Ad-free versions of Facebook and Instagram are coming to the UK – for a price

Meta has announced that it is launching a subscription service in the UK that will let users of Facebook and Instagram pay to avoid ads. The plan has already been rejected by the European Union, but this does not affect post-Brexit UK. Separate subscription tiers are available for the social platforms’  mobile apps and the web. For anyone unwilling or unable to pay, the Facebook and Instagram experience will remain riddled with ads. The cost of a subscription covers both Instagram and Facebook – it is not possible to have an ad-free experience on only one of the platforms. The… [Continue Reading]