Meta to test premium subscriptions on Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp (techcrunch.com)

> Additionally, Meta plans to test subscriptions for AI features, such as Vibes video generation. Vibes is Meta’s AI-powered short-form video experience built into the Meta AI app that lets people create and remix AI-generated videos.

Please don’t do this Meta. It seems like social media really is in a downward spiral.

Top-up subscriptions required for AI features? I wish every service would do this!

They're going to put protection against cyberterrorism tools like Pegasus behind a paywall.

Going after 15 year old open source developers with legal threats though, they'll do that for free.