Digest: The Guardian Introduces Consent or Pay Model; Meta’s Community Notes to Begin

Today, we look at The Guardian’s new consent or pay model, community notes commencing tomorrow on Meta’s platforms, and a new launch from Amazon Prime. 

The Guardian Introduces Consent or Pay Model

The Guardian is the latest UK news publisher to introduce a model which forces readers to pay for access to its website if they refuse third-party cookie tracking. This follows the publisher rolling out its Guardian Ad-Lite subscription tier last week, which offers users un-personalised advertising for a monthly fee of £5. It explains: “Readers choosing to reject personalised advertising make it more difficult for us to generate revenue from online advertising. Put simply, that means that the more people who press ‘reject’, the less money to pay for quality reporting. As a result, we are now asking readers to pay to reject personalised advertising.” 

Meta’s Community Notes to Begin

Meta will start community notes in the US from tomorrow, replacing its fact-checking content moderation. As Meta explained when the change was first announced in January, it will only be implemented in the US for the moment. The community notes model will be similar to X’s content moderation; community notes will be written and rated by contributing users. Meta said that around 200,000 potential contributors have signed up so far across Instagram, Facebook, and Threads. 

Amazon Prime Launches 24/7 Linear Channel in Germany and Austria

Amazon Prime has launched a linear TV channel on Prime Video in Germany and Austria. The channel features programming which is already available via the service, including some on-demand shows repurposed into a linear schedule. Customers can find the channel in the Live TV section of the Prime Video app.