Meta inajaribu vipengele vilivyo na malipo kwenye Instagram, Facebook na WhatsApp

Meta, kampuni mama ya programu tatu hizi, imetangaza majaribio ya huduma za usajili wa premium ambazo zinaweza kugharimu watumiaji. Hii inaweza kubadilisha jinsi watumiaji wanaotumia mitandao ya kijamii. Hata hivyo, ufikiaji wa bure hautaondolewa kabisa, na vipengele vya ziada vitapatikana kwa waliojisajili.

Kwa zaidi ya muhula wa miaka kumi, Facebook, Instagram na WhatsApp zimekuwa nafasi za kidijitali za bure ambapo mabilioni ya watu wanaunganishwa, kushiriki maudhui na kuwasiliana. Lakini enzi hiyo ya mitandao ya kijamii ya bure inaweza kuisha polepole. Meta inajaribu huduma za usajili wa premium ambazo zinaweza kutoa vipengele vya ziada kama uwezo wa AI uliopanuliwa, pamoja na zana za kutoa picha na video, na kufanya kazi kiotomatiki. Manus, kampuni ya AI iliyonunuliwa na Meta, itaweza kutoa huduma kama kupanga safari na ratiba za biashara moja kwa moja ndani ya WhatsApp. Watumiaji wa premium watafurahia uzoefu bila matangazo, kama ilivyo tayari nchini Uingereza. Katika Instagram, faida zinaweza kujumuisha kutazama hadithi kwa siri, kuondoa matangazo kabisa, orodha zisizo na kikomo na kuona nani hakufuatii nyuma. Meta imejaribu pia kupunguza idadi ya viungo vinavyoweza kushirikiwa isipokuwa kwa waliotajiri. Kenya ni soko moja la mitandao ya kijamii lenye shughuli nyingi zaidi barani Afrika, na Facebook na WhatsApp ndizo programu zinazotumiwa zaidi. Ikiwa watumiaji watalazimika kulipa, hii inaweza kusababisha mabadiliko makubwa katika matumizi ya mitandao ya kijamii. Wafanyabiashara wadogo wanaotumia mitandao hii kuuza bidhaa zao wanaweza kuteswa, kwani watalazimika kujisajili ili kuendelea na uuzaji. Tayari, Watanzania wanalipa kwa badge ya uthibitisho kwenye Instagram na Facebook, kwa kiasi cha Ksh 1,320 hadi Ksh 1,900 kwa mwezi kwa ulinzi wa akaunti na msaada wa moja kwa moja kwa wateja. Wauzaji wa maudhui pia wanalipa asilimia ya mapato yao kama kodi kwa serikali.

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