Meta Backs Off Sloppy Gambit To Nickel-And-Dime AI Glasses Customers
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Last month we reported how Meta had decided to try and sloppily nickel-and-dime its AI glasses customers. More specifically, the company decided it would be a good idea to introduce new “rate limits” to smart glasses usage, forcing customers to pony up a $20 per month Meta One Premium subscription if they didn’t want their glasses’ “conversation […]
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Meta initially proposed a limit of three free hours of Conversation Focus per month before offering a premium tier. Critics argued that metering on-device functionality via a paywall was an
- • Meta attempted to charge a $20 monthly subscription for expanded access to Conversation Focus on Ray-Ban smart glasses.
- • The feature amplifies voices in noisy environments and largely operates on the device itself.
- • Meta walked back the subscription framing following significant public backlash.
Meta initially proposed a limit of three free hours of Conversation Focus per month before offering a premium tier. Critics argued that metering on-device functionality via a paywall was an
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