After Backlash, Meta Pauses Plan to 'Rate Limit' Its Smart Glasses Meta's decision to pause plans for a subscription fee on its smart glasses' Conversation Focus feature has sparked controversy in the tech industry.
Beneath this development lies a more profound issue: treating users as profit centers. The idea of charging users $20 per month for a feature that runs locally on the device seems absurd.
Yet, it's symptomatic of the tech industry's obsession with monetizing every aspect of user experience.