Meta to launch paid subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp

Facebook and Instagram will soon have paid premium features under the plans (Picture: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Meta users will soon be able to access premium features on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp – for a fee.

The tech giant announced on Wednesday plans to launch paid subscription plans on its most popular apps as it moves away from its historic reliance on advertising revenue.

Meta’s head of product, Naomi Gleit, announced the ‘exciting news’ in an Instagram video, where she s...