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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Does paid-for Facebook and Instagram signal end of free-access orthodoxy?

woman using her phone under a Facebook logo
Users will pay a monthly subscription for the Meta Verified service. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA

Mark Zuckerberg’s social media empire is built on billions of users – and the advertisers who pay vast sums to grab their attention.

But that business model is under pressure on several fronts. It is against this backdrop that Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, said on Sunday it is trialling subscriptions for both social media platforms.

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