Meta is adding rate limits and soft paywall to smart glasses

Meta announced it would limit the Conversation Focus feature on its smart glasses to three hours per month unless users pay $19.99 for a premium subscription, though the company claims the subscription remains optional. The rate limit is controversial because Conversation Focus runs entirely on-device using the glasses' built-in chips and doesn't require Meta's servers or internet connection, making the paywall appear unnecessary and driven primarily by Meta's financial pressures from AI development costs.