Meta Joins X in Launching an Ad-Free Subscription Model

A New Vision For Social Platforms or a Sidestep Around Data Regulation?   Meta has officially announced it will be offering users an ad-free subscription model for Facebook and Instagram. This will be available within the EU, EEA and Switzerland starting next month. The offering appears to be a move to around Meta’s targeting and […]

X marks the spot: what does Musk’s “future of social media” look like?

In July, Twitter officially announced a rebrand to ‘X’, claiming it as…“a major milestone towards our vision for what the future of social media looks like. A future state of unlimited interactivity – centered in audio, video, messaging, payments/banking”, likely inspired by the domination of WeChat in the Chinese market. Here, one month on from […]