🗞 Meta Charges Up to $499 for Social Media, Streaming's Biggest Rivals Join Forces & Google Has Begun Paying Publishers (Barely)

Meta One bundles paid social and AI features from $7.99 a month up to $499 for business tiers. Amazon, Netflix and YouTube set their rivalry aside to lobby Washington together. Google has begun paying publishers when their content feeds its AI answers, though early checks are tiny.

Drew Schweppe

Sep 23, 2026

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3 min read