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 ...

Five things to know ahead of today's opening bell. President Trump threatening the pharmaceutical industry with 100% tariffs unless drug companies manufacture or at least start to build manufacturing plants in the United States. The president also saying that he plans to slap a 25% tariff on imported heavy trucks starting October 1st.Separately, President Trump said yesterday he hopes to take some of the money raised by his tariffs and give it to US farmers. Retaliation to President Trump's tariffs have red ...

Five things to know ahead of today's opening bell. President Trump threatening the pharmaceutical industry with 100% tariffs unless drug companies manufacture or at least start to build manufacturing plants in the United States. The president also saying that he plans to slap a 25% tariff on imported heavy trucks starting October 1st.Separately, President Trump said yesterday he hopes to take some of the money raised by his tariffs and give it to US farmers. Retaliation to President Trump's tariffs have red ...

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) will soon launch paid versions of Facebook and Instagram in the U.K. which will remove advertising from both social media platforms. Meta has set the subscription for no ads cost at £2.99/month on the web or £3.99/month on iOS ...

In a landmark move that draws a sharp new line in the global battle over digital privacy, Meta Platforms Inc. is set to launch paid, ad-free versions of Facebook and Instagram in the United Kingdom. ...

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]

Meta will soon offer paid versions of Facebook and Instagram in the UK that will remove advertising from both platforms https://t.co/xJtv8BVMVL ...

Meta Platforms Inc. is set to face a charge sheet from the European Union for failing to adequately police illegal content, risking fines for violating the bloc’s content moderation rulebook.The European Commission is preparing to issue preliminary findings saying that Meta’s Facebook and Instagram lack an adequate “notice and action mechanism” that would let users flag illegal posts for removal, according to two people familiar with the plans, who asked not to be identified because the decision isn’t yet p ...

For more on the Tik Tok deal and the broader impact on big tech, let's bring in Jeffrey's managing director and senior technology analyst, Brent Th. Brent, great to have you with us. Um, we just got a number in terms of valuation, $14 billion for US Tik Tok.What's your take. That's massively undervalued. I think Carter said it well.Like, how do you buy a blender for a higher market cap. This is crazy. I mean, the numbers got to be wrong.Uh, it doesn't make any sense. The market cap of Snap is 14. the market ...

Numerous safety features that Meta has said it has implemented to protect young users on Instagram over the years do not work well or, in some cases, don't exist, according to a report from child-safety advocacy groups that was corroborated by researchers at Northeastern University. ...