Mark Zuckerberg considered deleting everyone's Facebook friends in 2022, admits platform's focus has shifted
"The 'friend' part has gone down quite a bit"
Meta ends its fact-checking program, replacing it with Community Notes
Making users the arbiters of truth in Facebook and Instagram
Instagram could launch a separate Reels app amid uncertainty over TikTok's future
Yet another new social media app?
Meta admits Instagram error flooded Reels with violent and pornographic content
A lot of the content shouldn't have been allowed in the first place
What just happened? Meta has admitted that an "error" caused Instagram users to see a slew of violent and pornographic content on their personal Reels page. The company has apologized for the mistake, which resulted in video clips filled with everything from school shootings and murders to rape being shown.
Users can now sign up for Meta's Community Notes on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads
Rolling out in the US soon
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel takes a dig at Meta's history of copying Snapchat
Spiegel says he's now "VP Product @ Meta," jabbing at Zuckerberg's imitation strategy
Trolling 101 Snap CEO Evan Spiegel has taken a public jab at Mark Zuckerberg and Meta, updating his LinkedIn profile with an unexpected addition to his job titles. Alongside "loving husband and father of four boys," he now lists himself as "VP Product @ Meta." This tongue-in-cheek update clearly references Meta's history of replicating features that Snapchat first introduced.
Many people left Meta after Zuckerberg's changes, but user numbers have rebounded
TikTok helped Meta's cause
Lawyer drops Meta as client, citing Mark Zuckerberg's "toxic masculinity and Neo-Nazi madness"
Zuckerberg's changed a lot over the years
A hot potato: Mark Zuckerberg has undergone something of a personal transformation over the last few years, from a nerdy, lizard-like tech geek to an MMA-loving bro championing free speech and calling for more masculine energy. It's a change that has prompted a lawyer to drop Meta as a client due to its CEO's "descent into toxic masculinity and Neo-Nazi madness."
Zuckerberg's free speech push for Facebook and Instagram replaces fact checkers with community notes
You'll be able to say pretty much whatever you want on Meta's platforms
A hot potato: It seems that Meta is going to become a lot more like X, at least when it comes to what you can say on the company's platforms. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced the suspension of the fact-checking program, a reduction in the amount of censorship, and the recommendation of more political content across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
Meta wants to fill its social platforms with AI-generated bots
Platform decay is coming to social media, and fast
Instagram invites creators to alter videos with new AI editing tools
Meta's social network is betting big on AI-fueled content, will users follow?
Australia plans sweeping social media ban for children under 16
There will be no exemptions for parental consent
Instagram faces backlash for lowering quality of low-engagement videos
Get results, or pay the price
Meta reintroduces facial recognition to combat celebrity scam ads, account hackers
Meta scrapped its facial recognition tech in 2021
Meta showcases 'Movie Gen' to create short video from text prompts – no training, skills, or fancy equipment required
The new technology could be available via Instagram as early as next year
Meta AI Studio lets you clone your personality into a chatbot
When life seems unreal, insert more articial intellegence products
TikTok owner ByteDance is testing an Instagram competitor called Whee
The app's UI closely resembles Meta's social network, but is only for "friends"
US Surgeon General calls for tobacco-style health warnings on social media - it's bad for your mental health
"Social media is bad for your health"
A hot potato: The US Surgeon General wants social media to carry the same kind of health warning labels as cigarettes and alcohol. Dr. Vivek Murthy has called on Congress to apply labels to the sites and apps that alert users to the potential mental health harms they cause.
Artificial beauty? Exploring the world of AI models in the inaugural Miss AI pageant
Welcome to the future
WTF?! In news that will likely elicit the use of the Professor Farnsworth "I don't want to live on this planet anymore" meme, this month will see the inaugural "Miss AI" beauty pageant take place. Judges – two human and two virtual models – will choose an AI-generated model in a competition that will be handing out thousands of dollars in prizes.
Instagram's unskippable ads test causes outrage among users
Watch them, or no more doomscrolling
Samsung mocks Apple after iPhone alarm failures causes disruption
"Samsung users woke up on time today"
Meta will blur images containing nudity in Instagram messages to under 18s
Over 18s can enable the feature if they want
Meta will start detecting and labeling AI-generated images from other companies
The feature will arrive on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads in the coming months
How to Download Videos From YouTube, TikTok and Instagram
Downloading a video you've watched online can be more difficult than expected. Most sites prefer you to revisit them and view their ads every time, but this may not be ideal for several reasons.
