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Would you pay to use Instagram?

5 de junio de 2026 · 29 min

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Meta has officially launched premium subscription tiers across Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp. Does this mean we'll finally be able to rid ourselves of ads on social media?

Plus, it's been a rough few weeks for the 'clankers'. During Vivid, nearly 90 drones fell from the sky into Sydney Harbour. And they're not alone. Humanoid robots are finding creative new ways to embarrass themselves in public. Why have we seen so many of them out and about, if they're not ready?

And, a growing number of people are actively searching for ways to avoid AI-generated search results. How big will this emerging market become?

GUESTS:

  • Seamus Byrne, technology researcher and PhD research candidate with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADMS).
  • Josh Taylor, technology reporter for The Guardian.

Seamus and Josh mentioned a few tech products during the chat. They are: search engine alternatives StartPage and Kagi; RSS aggregator Feedly; and dice roller Roll Hammer.

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This episode was produced on the lands of the Gadigal and Burramattagal people.

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