Instagram subscriptions can help generate revenue by providing subscribers with exclusive content. Currently, the number of active subscriptions for creators via Instagram has exceeded 1 million, and subscriptions have recently been launched for creators in 35 additional countries/regions. Serve.

Subscriptions are also available on Facebook, and Meta will be expanding to millions of creators in the coming months. To help creators build subscription communities, Meta is adding more ways for followers to subscribe, such as through Reels and Stories on Facebook, and is enabling creators to offer free 30-day subscription trials to fans. Mtea also rolled out pricing adjustments so creators can change their subscription prices.

Additionally, Instagram Gifts is now open to more creators around the world, including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan and other areas. To be eligible for gifts, creators must have a professional account, be 18 years or older, comply with the partner monetization policy, and have at least 5,000 followers.

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Depending on where it is purchased, the web version costs 9.99€ per month (currently about RMB 77), and the iOS and Android versions cost 12.99€ per month (currently about $101). iOS and Android pricing takes into account the fees charged by Apple and Google through their respective purchasing policies.

Subscriptions will apply to all associated Facebook and Instagram accounts in the user’s account center, regardless of where they are purchased.

Prior to March 1, 2024, the initial subscription covers all associated accounts in the User Account Center. Beginning March 1, 2024, each additional account in the User Account Center will be subject to an additional fee of €6 (currently approximately RMB 46) per month on the web and €8 (currently approximately RMB 62) per month on iOS and Android.

It is understood that the EU regulation could limit Meta’s ability to serve personalized ads to users without their consent and harm its main source of revenue.

The option for users to purchase an ad-free subscription balances the requirements of European regulators while providing users with choice and allowing Meta to continue to serve everyone in the EU, EEA and Switzerland.

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In response to some questions from users, Adam Mosseri was asked when Instagram would have a dedicated iPad app, to which the executive replied that he’s “not working on it right now.”

Not to completely kill user expectations, Adam Mosseri also said that having an iPad app at some point would be “a good thing,” but that he thought it was more important to have some other new features.

It is noted that last year Adam Mosseri said that the platform’s user base on the iPad “is still not big enough to be a priority” and that the team is “very focused on other things.

In fact, the iPad has a much smaller user base than the iPhone. According to IDC, Apple shipped more than 42 million iPhones in the second quarter of 2023, while it shipped 10 million iPads during the same period, and for some developers, that difference was enough to make them abandon iPadOS.

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As part of his iPhone 15 Pro review, Marques Brownless (aka MKBHD) took the time to discuss battery usage and overheating, confirming that he did experience the latter, “but not in the way I expected.”

Recalling using his iPhone to record a golf tournament in hot weather, MKBHD says the iPhone worked fine. However, on the flight back, the YouTube sensation was running Spotify and browsing Instagram at the same time, only to find that the iPhone heated up and rapidly drained about 5% of its power in a five-minute span.

Brownless provided a screenshot of the battery section of the settings. The image shows that Instagram is the app with the highest battery usage, with Spotify coming in second. Bug fixes and app updates could solve these issues in the short term.

Farouk, a tech reviewer at iPhonedo, found a similar situation with Instagram on the iPhone 15 Pro Max. He confirmed this claim by monitoring iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, and iPad Pro comparison tests on devices updated to iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 and running Instagram.

In the tests, Instagram on the iPhone 15 Pro Max did “almost nothing” while running, and consumed about 10% of the battery in a ten-minute period.

While iPhoneDo’s tests seem to have found the problem, namely Instagram on iOS 17, it’s not an issue that affects all users. The YouTuber admitted that the issue only affects “a small number of people” and is not a more widespread problem.

Instagram and parent company Meta have yet to respond to the new claims.

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The foreign media learned that if the user accepts the connection request, the other party can send more than one message, the message request is located in the Instagram DM page inbox above the “request” button.

In addition to introducing new message protections on Instagram, Meta is also introducing more robust parental controls on Instagram and Messenger, giving parents more detailed insight into their children’s behavior on both platforms.

As we know, parents and guardians can now view their child’s Messenger contact list as well as their privacy and security settings through Meta Family Center. Parents will also be notified if their child reports someone on the app – as long as their child has that setting enabled.

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The Norwegian agency Datatilsynet said Meta’s advertising practices on Facebook and Instagram currently involve “the processing of very private and sensitive personal data through highly opaque and intrusive monitoring and analytics operations.”

While the ban is in effect, Facebook and Instagram will only be able to deliver customized ads based on user profiles, and if Meta violates the order, it will face a fine of 1 million Norwegian kroner (NOK) per day (Note: 714,000 RMB).

In addition, the temporary ban could be lifted if Meta finds a way to legally process personal data and allows users to opt out of tracking-based targeted ads at any time.

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Twitter boss Elon Musk took to Twitter to slam Mark Zuckerberg, calling him a “softie” and holding an “unspeakable” measuring contest with him. Measurement contest.

Elon Musk has been highly critical of Threads, a direct competitor to Twitter since Meta launched it last week. Over the past few days, Musk has been focusing on Threads, saying that Threads is “just Instagram stripped of images, which doesn’t make sense because starved images are the main reason people use the app.” Musk even filed a lawsuit against the company, accusing Meta of poaching former Twitter employees to create a “copycat” app.

Today Musk’s attack on Zuckerberg was even more direct, escalating directly to a personal attack.

It’s worth noting that Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have been at odds for a long time, and the two even made an open appointment to fight.

Elon Musk’s Twitter is still in the lead, with an estimated 368 million Twitter users worldwide as of December 2022, according to Statista.

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Meta has been a vocal opponent of the Online News Act for some time, and Nick Clegg, president of global affairs at Meta, said in a May statement, “The world is changing, and publishers, like everyone else, must adapt. Asking social media companies in 2023 to subsidize news publishers for content that isn’t as important to our users is like asking email providers to pay the postal service because people don’t send letters anymore.”

Meta also warned on June 1 that it would begin testing the removal of news from its apps in anticipation of the law’s passage. Bill C-18 will take effect six months after it is approved, according to the Associated Press.

Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez has pushed back against Meta’s choice to remove news.” Facebook is well aware that they now have no obligations under the bill,” Rodriguez wrote on Twitter.” After the approval of Bill #C18, the government will be involved in the regulatory and implementation process.”

Google has also tested blocking news content for some Canadian users, but in a statement, the company said it is still working with the government to find a potential solution to the company’s concerns: “We’re doing everything we can to avoid an outcome that no one wants. Every step of the way, we have proposed thoughtful and pragmatic solutions that would improve the bill and clear the way for us to increase our already substantial investment in the Canadian news ecosystem. So far, none of our concerns have been addressed.”

As of Thursday afternoon, the company was in “last-minute negotiations” with the government, according to the National Post.

Meta has removed entire countries from the news in the past. The company pulled news content from Australia’s Facebook in 2021 in opposition to a law similar to Canada’s but brought it back after the Australian government changed the law.

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Instagram said, “Starting March 16, 2023, you won’t be able to tag products in Instagram livestreams. This change will help us focus on providing the most valuable products and features to our users.”

The change marks a further shift away from online shopping for Meta. In February, the company removed the shopping tab from Instagram’s family dynamics; in October, it shut down live shopping on Facebook. But stores on Instagram aren’t completely gone. Instagram says, “You can still open and run your store on Instagram, and we’ll continue to invest in the shopping experience for users and businesses, including tweets, stories, the Reels short video feature, ads and more.” Other live features are unaffected.

With online shopping becoming hugely popular in China, many tech companies are investing heavily in QVC-style online shopping. While Meta is backing off, other social platforms are still developing shopping tools. For example, last November TikTok began testing its in-app shopping feature in the United States. TikTok is also reportedly developing a real-time shopping feature in the U.S.; YouTube allows creators to sell products directly on the platform thanks to a partnership with Shopify; and Amazon’s live shopping platform features many videos.

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As part of a deal worth nearly $10 million (currently about 67.8 million CNY) struck last year, BuzzFeed agreed to help generate creator content for Meta’s platform and train creators to expand their reach online, people familiar with the matter said.

BuzzFeed, which has an early reputation for “viral” pop-up content like lists and quizzes, is helping creators understand what content resonates widely, according to the company.

BuzzFeed’s business is built heavily on content that goes viral on Facebook, according to the U.S. media, and the partnership marks a new look for the two companies.

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