Everything is getting more and more expensive. Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp, seems to want to act at the height of the zeitgeist again and is now offering a paid premium program. What do you get promised in return? In addition to things that are actually taken for granted, such as customer support, the main thing is more reach and visibility. In the past, everyone theoretically had an equal chance to be seen on social media. Anyone who pays twelve US dollars a month for “Meta Verified” in the future increases the likelihood that other people will find their own account and their own posts
Against “Enshittification”: Alternatives to Facebook or Whatsapp culture
