Tag: subscriptions

EU queries Meta about ad-free subscriptions, ‘shadow banning’

The EU on Friday used new regulatory powers to query Meta about ad-free subscriptions to Facebook and Instagram as well as claims some voices are suppressed online in a phenomenon known as “shadow banning”. The European Commission made a request for information under the mammoth content moderation law known as the Digital Services Act (DSA), which […]

Netflix stops accepting subscriptions through Apple payment system

Streaming giant Netflix has decided to cut off users paying their subscriptions through Apple’s payment system to avoid the latter’s 30% charge on third-party payments. “Members on the basic plan who were using an iTunes method of payment” will now have to pay the company directly using a credit or a debit card, Momo Zhao, […]