Meta

A graphic of phone screens with the WhatsApp logo in the middle.
Google Gemini on Apple iPhone
A still of the Instagram app with an AI label.

Meta

Deals

News

More Meta

Instagram teens now have the option to interact with only their 'close friends'
An in-app Instagram notification pop-up.

Meta, Match Group, and more announce new anti-scam coalition
A laptop displaying a large fingerprint on its screen.


Apple forced to pull Meta's WhatsApp, Threads from China’s App Store. Here’s why.
WhatsApp and Threads app



Meta tests tools to protect teen users from sextortion and unwanted nudes
New Tools to Help Protect Against Sextortion and Intimate Image Abuse on Meta

Meta briefly blocked a local news organization critical of Facebook
facebook logo with black background

Facebook copies TikTok again with new vertical video format
The logo of US online social media and social networking service Facebook on a smartphone screen in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany.

Got a Meta Quest? You'll have to re-enter your age.
Meta Platforms' Reality Labs is exhibiting the Meta Quest 3, a virtual reality (VR) headset.

Meta will finally put AI features into its Ray-Ban smart glasses soon
Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

Meta and Google fuel abortion misinformation across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, report finds
In this photo illustration, a person looks at an Abortion Pill from Mifepristone displayed on a computer.


Apple, Google, and Meta are being investigated by the EU under new Big Tech regulation
DMA apps

Instagram is limiting political content. Here's how to get around it.
Two screenshots of Instagram settings.


Threads rolls out trending topics for all users in the U.S.
A phone displaying the Threads app.

Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses can now describe landmarks for you
Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses.

Meta's new AI tools will get you shopping even more on Instagram
Two new ad campaign tactics by Meta displayed on phone screens.

Instagram is copying TikTok, and the strategy is working
A 12-year-old boy looks at an iPhone screen showing various social media apps including TikTok, Facebook and X on February 25, 2024 in Bath, England. This week the UK government issued new guidance backing headteachers in prohibiting the use of mobile phones throughout the school day, including at break times. Many schools around the country are already prohibiting mobile phone use over concerns. The amount of time children spend on screens each day rocketed during the Covid pandemic by more than 50 per cent, the equivalent of an extra hour and twenty minutes. Researchers say that unmoderated screen time can have long-lasting effects on a child's mental and physical health. Recently TikTok announced that every account belonging to a user below age 18 have a 60-minute daily screen time limit automatically set.

Deepfake ads featuring Jenna Ortega ran on Meta platforms. Big Tech needs to fight this.
Jenna Ortega attends The 2023 Met Gala.

You can finally edit your Instagram DMs
A photo of someone's Instagram DMs

Say goodbye to the Facebook News tab
A screenshot of the Facebook News tab.

Can the government regulate what you say on Facebook?
United States Supreme Court at Twilight

Meta, Microsoft take on Apple and lobby EU to reject new App Store terms
iPhone with apps, EU flag in the background

Meta is fighting deepfakes and misinformation in India ahead of 2024 elections
Prime Minister Narendra Modi exchanges greetings with a crowd in Jaipur.
The biggest stories of the day delivered to your inbox.
This newsletter may contain advertising, deals, or affiliate links. Subscribing to a newsletter indicates your consent to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe from the newsletters at any time.
Thanks for signing up. See you at your inbox!