Facebook and Instagram users in the UK are to be offered advert-free versions of the social networks for up to £3.99 a month.Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has responded to regulatory warnings over personalised adverts, in which users’ data is crunched to produce targeted ads, by launching an ad-free subscription service.Web users will be charged £2.99 a month and mobile phone users £3.99 a month to scroll through Facebook and Instagram without targeted ads. If the accounts are linked, users only need to pay one mo ...

Core Viewpoint - Meta Platforms is introducing an ad-free subscription option for Facebook and Instagram users in the United Kingdom in the near future [1] Group 1 - The subscription service will provide users with an alternative to the ad-supported model currently in place [1] - This move is part of Meta's strategy to diversify revenue streams amid increasing scrutiny and competition in the social media landscape [1]