Nick is a Features author who's been writing for fellow tech geeks since 2011. While he's mostly focused on phones, he's also thrilled by cameras and audio gear of all shapes and sizes. On weekends, ...

After years of fake news and memes about Facebook starting to charge for Facebook, it actually happened, albeit only in Europe. Here's why: Pressed with new regulations in the European Union, Meta ...

Meta just launched its first ad-free option for Facebook and Instagram. The update is in response to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, passed in 2018. Subscriptions for the ...

Oct. 30 (UPI) --Meta announced Monday that people living in Europe will have the option to access Facebook and Instagram without ads, but it comes at a cost. The social media giant will offer users in ...

For a preview of what lies wrapped beneath the Christmas tree, log in to Facebook. The social network tracks its users’ behaviour so intimately that it is able to personalise adverts with a precision ...

To comply with European regulators after getting on the wrong side of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Meta said today it will be offering users in the EU, EEA and Switzerland the ...

If you’re in Europe, you can pay a fee to get no ads across Meta’s products. The subscription is meant to address concerns from European Union regulators. If you’re in Europe, you can pay a fee to get ...

Meta is proposing to EU regulators an option for an ad-free subscription for Instagram and Facebook. For roughly €10 (~$10.5), users in the EU could use one account on a desktop without personalized ...

Meta has confirmed it will start offering Facebook and Instagram users in Europe an ad-free subscription option in November. Those in the European Union, European Economic Area and Switzerland will be ...