Meta Tests Instagram Plus Premium Subscription (Intermediate)

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Meta has started testing a new paid subscription called Instagram Plus in a few countries. The company told TechCrunch that the plan gives regular users access to extra tools inside Instagram. This test comes after Meta said it was exploring new subscriptions across Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp.

One of the biggest features lets a subscriber watch someone’s Story without the other person knowing. Subscribers can also see how many people rewatched their own Stories. Another feature allows users to create unlimited audience lists for Stories. Instead of sharing with everyone or only Close Friends, they can build many custom groups and choose exactly who sees each Story.

Instagram Plus also lets users keep a Story visible for another 24 hours. They can spotlight one Story each week so it appears closer to the front of followers’ Story trays. Subscribers can send an animated Superlike on Stories and search the viewer list to check whether a specific person watched.

Meta did not officially name the test countries, but online reports say the subscription is being tried in Mexico, Japan, and the Philippines. Prices appear to be different in each market, with reports showing costs of about $2.20 a month in Mexico, about $2 in Japan, and about $1.07 in the Philippines.

Meta says Instagram Plus is separate from Meta Verified, which is aimed more at creators and businesses. This new plan is for everyday users. The company will keep testing before deciding whether to expand it, but some people may resist paying for yet another subscription.

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Vocabulary Words List

subscription — a paid service that continues over time
paid — costing money
regular — normal or usual
access — the ability to use or enter something
tools — features that help users do something
exploring — looking into or testing possibilities
features — special tools or options
subscriber — a person who pays for a service
Story — a short post that disappears after a set time
rewatched — watched again
audience — the people who can see something
unlimited — without a set limit
custom — made for a specific choice or need
groups — sets of people put together
visible — able to be seen
spotlight — to push something forward so more people notice it
followers — people who follow an account
animated — designed with movement or lively effects
Superlike — a stronger, special type of like
search — to look for something
viewer — a person who watched something
specific — exact or clearly named
officially — in a formal or public way
reports — accounts or pieces of information
prices — amounts that something costs
market — a place or group where something is sold
creators — people who make online content
businesses — companies that offer products or services
everyday — ordinary or normal daily
expand — to make something larger or available in more places

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Meta has started testing a new called Instagram Plus in a few countries. The company told TechCrunch that the plan gives users to extra inside Instagram. This test comes after Meta said it was new subscriptions across Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp.

One of the biggest lets a watch someone’s without the other person knowing. Subscribers can also see how many people their own Stories. Another feature allows users to create lists for Stories. Instead of sharing with everyone or only Close Friends, they can build many and choose exactly who sees each .

Instagram Plus also lets users keep a for another 24 hours. They can one each week so it appears closer to the front of ’ trays. Subscribers can send an on Stories and the list to check whether a person watched.

Meta did not name the test countries, but online say the is being tried in Mexico, Japan, and the Philippines. appear to be different in each , with showing costs of about $2.20 a month in Mexico, about $2 in Japan, and about $1.07 in the Philippines.

Meta says Instagram Plus is separate from Meta Verified, which is aimed more at and . This new plan is for users. The company will keep testing before deciding whether to it, but some people may resist paying for yet another .