[mrki444]

The company Meta has announced that it is globally introducing subscription plans for its most popular applications: Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. New plans for users of the Meta AI service, as well as content creators and business users, are expected soon.

The monthly subscription for Facebook Plus and Instagram Plus will be 3.99 dollars (about 3.4 euros), while WhatsApp Plus will be charged 2.99 dollars (about 2.5 euros) per month. Meta clarified that these "Plus" subscriptions will not replace the existing Meta Verified service, but will exist as a separate option.

Subscriptions bring new options, but most of the comments are negative, in the sense that the network is already making money from user data and advertisements. This news is in line with the earlier announcement that WhatsApp will get additional ads in the free version.

Are you planning to buy a subscription?

[eldavis]

I honestly don't see any good reasons as to why they want to do this though.

[kataomoi]

What are the benefits of these plans? WhatsApp used to be a charged service before Meta bought them. I paid for it then, but I don't know if I would pay for it now since there are a lot more free options now.