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Retail giant Amazon has revealed it will increase its Amazon Prime subscription fee by about 40 per cent for its Australian members. The company said members who are currently paying $6.99 per month, will be charged $9.99 from June 28 — an increase of about 43 per cent. Meanwhile, the annual membership fee of $59 will increase to $79, an email to members stated. Stream the world's best reality, Entertainment and true crime shows for free on 7Bravo on 7plus >> Amazon offers a 30-day free trial for new members. The new price changes for these members after that trial is over will come into effect from May 24. The best deals for Amazon Prime Day for 2022. Credit: JOE CASTRO / AAPIMAGE Amazon Prime launched in Australia in 2018, giving its subscribers a range of shopping and entertainment benefits. Prime members can stream television shows and movies online. They’re also offered free, two-day delivery across eligible products. The change to Amazon’s subscription fees comes...

Meta Platforms Inc on Friday launch ed its subscription service in the US, which would allow Facebook and Instagram users pay for verification in the same vein as Elon Musk-owned Twitter. The Meta Verified service will give users a blue badge after they verify their accounts using a government ID and will cost $11.99 per month on the web or $14.99 a month on Apple's iOS system and Google-owned Android, Meta said in a statement. The service , which Meta said it was testing in February, follows in the footsteps of Snap Inc-ownedSnapchat  as well as messaging app Telegram and marks the latest effort by a social media company to diversify its revenue away from advertising. After a $44 billion buyout by Musk last year, Twitter had rolled out its Blue subscription service which lets people pay for the blue check mark previously limited to verified accounts of politicians, journalists and other public figures. The initial launch of Twitter Blue in November had led to a su...