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Re:Meta is adding rate limits and soft paywall to smart glasses by dmitrygr on Wednesday July 01, 2026 @03:01AM (#48743199)
> Meta’s rate limit is ridiculous. [...] feature [...] doesn’t use Meta’s servers. It runs on-device, using the chips inside the glasses [...] I turned off my internet, and it kept working.

BMW heated-seats style move. Classy.

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Re:Meta is adding rate limits and soft paywall to smart glasses by johanbcn on Wednesday July 01, 2026 @04:14AM (#48743672)
Well, of course it's getting rate limited behind a subscription. Someone has to pay for all the additional compute and storage required to datamine your conversations.
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