Back in January, I wrote about Meta’s plans to test subscription services for some of its platforms. The idea is to keep the current experience of each app the same (that is, free of charge), while adding new features users can access for a monthly fee. It’s not a bad compromise—if you hate the idea of paying for Instagram or WhatsApp, you can keep using the apps as you always have. If you like the new features, you can pay for them. Heck, maybe Meta will make enough money from subscriptions to end its data collection business! (Hey, a guy can dream.)
Now, it seems that Meta is moving forward with WhatsApp’s premium subscription. According to WABetaInfo, the company is working on “WhatsApp Plus,” an optional paid plan that adds extra features to the messaging app. There are a number of new features on offer, but not as many as I
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