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TikTok launches an ad-free subscription plan in the UK
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TikTok is introducing a paid, ad-free subscription for users in the United Kingdom. The service will cost £3.99 per month and is available only to accounts aged 18 or older, following a trial of the option in 2023. The rollout is slated for the coming months.
Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechMeme·TikTok plans to roll out TikTok Ad-Free, a £3.99-per-month subscription for UK accounts aged 18 or older in the coming months, after testing the option in 2023 (Sean Keach/The Sun)
- Engadget·TikTok is rolling out an ad-free option in the UK
- The Verge·TikTok is letting UK users pay to remove ads
- TechCrunch·TikTok launches an ad-free subscription plan in the UK
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