Is it just me, or does this seem like a desperate grab for money? It's like Facebook's algorithm went from promoting just the most divisive content to promoting content from whoever most desires to foist their ideas onto other people. But now even the lower tier of discourse - all that non-journalistic content floating around Facebook - will transform from a pool of burbling anger and misinformation into something worse. The internet already has a two-tiered system for news, where the best news articles are only available to those with the funds to climb over multiple paywalls. But now Facebook is deliberately evolving into a two-tiered system where some will always be relegated to less-likely-to-be-seen status, always outshined by wealthier friends with $144 a year to spend on upgrading their Facebook accounts. George Takei once calculated roughly 80% of your friends never see the things you post on Facebook. Although a footnote warns this may vary - depending on what you're trying to post about - and all content "will be treated according to our existing guidelines for recommendations on Instagram or Facebook and our Content Guidelines." Exclusive "stickers" for Facebook and Instagram Stories and Facebook Reels, plus 100 free Facebook "stars" each month "so you can show your support for other creators."īut most importantly, Meta is also promising to grant "increased visibility and reach" to paying members, promising "prominence" in parts of the service (including search, recommendations, and in comments). "Help when you need it with access to a real person for common account issues." Protection from account impersonation (at a higher level that's apparently not made available to non-paying members), including "proactive account monitoring".
Meta promises they won't change already-verified Facebook and Instagram accounts - at least, not "as we test and learn." But they immediately follow that sentence by warning that in the longer-term they're "evolving the meaning" of verification, aiming to making everyone want to subscribe. (Accounts must have a prior posting history, with account holders verified to be at least 18 years old.) For your money you mainly get the privilege of authenticating your own account with a government ID, so that it can then display the official "verified" badge. Long-time Slashdot reader destinyland writes: Meta announced a new $11.99-a-month subscription service on Sunday (or $14.99-a-month for Android and iOS).
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