Meta Proposes Forcing EU Users to Pay Up to $17/Month

Meta’s bread and butter has long been its user-centric targeted ad business, but European regulations are forcing the company to rethink how it can monetize its ostensibly free social platforms. The answer? Make users pay up if they prefer not to let their data be used to sell them products. Nobody’s Really Watching Reels Last … Read more

Russian ruble slumps to close 17-month low, strikes previous 100 in opposition to the greenback

This pool picture distributed by Sputnik company exhibits Russian President Vladimir Putin assembly with the Tver area governor on the Kremlin in Moscow on August 9, 2023. Mikhail Klimentyev | AFP | Getty Photographs The Russian ruble slid previous 100 to the U.S. greenback on Monday, nearing a 17-month low as President Vladimir Putin’s financial advisor blamed unfastened financial coverage … Read more