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Meta Copies Snapchat’s Homework Again With ‘Plus’ Features for Instagram and Facebook

Meta Copies Snapchat’s Homework Again With ‘Plus’ Features for Instagram and Facebook
Wired Thursday 28 May 2026, 19:09 UTC By Reece Rogers 1 min read
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Meta’s upcoming Instagram Plus and Facebook Plus subscriptions are the latest example of the company seeing what works elsewhere and mimicking it.

Meta’s upcoming Instagram Plus and Facebook Plus subscriptions are the latest example of the company seeing what works elsewhere and mimicking it.
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