Ad-free subscription versions of Facebook and Instagram to start in the EU

The move is to comply with EU online privacy rules that require an advertising-free version of platforms.

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00:00 Are you tired of swallowing advertising while chatting with friends or snooping on other

00:06 people's lives on Facebook and Instagram?

00:10 If you live in the European Union, you can get rid of ads by paying €9.99 per month

00:15 if you do it with your computer, or €12.99 if you use these metasocial networks in their

00:20 mobile applications.

00:23 The platform's owner, Meta, is introducing the option from November to comply with European

00:28 regulations which require an ad-free option.

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