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1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

Brazil orders Meta to suspend policy banning third-party AI chatbots from WhatsApp | TechCrunch

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1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

Brazil orders Meta to suspend policy banning third-party AI chatbots from WhatsApp | TechCrunch

#ftc
#meta
fromWIRED
4 hours ago
Tech industry

Meta Seeks to Bar Mentions of Mental Health-and Zuckerberg's Harvard Past-From Child Safety Trial

Marketing tech
fromwww.cnbc.com
1 day ago

Most of Instagram's ads ran on Reels in 2025, data shows

Meta's Reels drove most Instagram ads in 2025 and increased user time, shifting advertiser spend toward short-form video despite lower monetization per view.
Digital life
fromSocial Media Today
2 days ago

Meta Says That the Science Does Not Support Teen Social Media Bans

Meta contends legal cases misrepresent internal documents while allegations claim its platforms harmed teens and politicians exploit the controversy for votes.
fromWIRED
4 hours ago
Tech industry

Meta Seeks to Bar Mentions of Mental Health-and Zuckerberg's Harvard Past-From Child Safety Trial

fromAP News
17 hours ago

FTC says it will appeal Meta antitrust decision

The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday it will appeal the November ruling in favor of Meta in its antitrust case against the social media giant. The FTC said it continues to allege that, for more than a decade, Meta Platforms Inc. has "illegally maintained a monopoly" in social networking through anticompetitive conduct "by buying the significant competitive threats it identified in Instagram and WhatsApp."
Tech industry
fromBusiness Insider
16 hours ago

Instagram is testing a new definition of 'friends'

Instagram is testing out new tweaks that emphasize friends. It also has a new definition of friends: People who mutually follow each other. The Instagram test involves changing a user's "following" count on a profile to a "friends" count. That means if you follow thousands of people, but maybe only a few hundred of those people follow you back, that'll show up as your "friends" count.
Digital life
fromTheregister
1 day ago

UK gambling czar says Meta turns blind eye to illegal ads

"If you are using the same suppliers, such as web hosting companies, as the majority of illegal websites, then you are helping to build the illegal market," he said. "And, if you are marketing your products through platforms, including social media, that also promote illegal online casinos, then you are helping to build the illegal market."
UK news
fromGadgets 360
2 days ago

Oakley Meta HSTN Smart Glasses Review

Oakley Meta HSTN smart glasses finally reached Indian shores late last year. Unlike the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, the Oakley Meta HSTN (referred to as how-stuhn) caters to a niche category of performance-focused users, such as athletes, sports enthusiasts, and techies who love to mix style and substance with the power of AI. Priced at Rs. 41,800, the Oakley Meta HSTN smart glasses aren't for everyone, but they bring the magic, turning your boring eyewear into AI-enabled gear.
Gadgets
US news
fromWIRED
5 days ago

Meta's Layoffs Leave Supernatural Fitness Users in Mourning

Meta acquired VR fitness app Supernatural, then shut it down and laid off staff, disappointing dedicated users who valued its community and coaches.
fromFuturism
5 days ago

A Man Bought Meta's AI Glasses, and Ended Up Wandering the Desert in Search of Aliens

I turned 50, and it was the best year of my life,
Mental health
fromCageside Press
6 days ago

UFC: Welcome to the Meta Apex

The UFC's own private venue in Las Vegas was originally designed to house The Ultimate Fighter, Dana White's Contender Series, and perhaps host some regional MMA shows. However, during the coronavirus pandemic, it became a godsend, allowing the promotion to continue hosting events in the face of a global shutdown, capturing the sports market at a time when all other leagues were on a pause.
MMA
#performance-management
World news
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

Meta shuts over 544,000 Australian accounts after ban DW 01/12/2026

Meta deactivated 544,052 accounts believed to belong to users under 16 to comply with Australia’s new law banning under-16 social media accounts.
World news
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

China is sending a warning to US tech firms: Don't poach our AI talent

China opened a formal probe into Meta’s acquisition of Manus to prevent loss of AI talent and technology and to curb Singapore-based regulatory relocation.
Artificial intelligence
fromEngadget
1 week ago

Meta announces a slew of nuclear energy agreements

Meta will procure 6.6 gigawatts of nuclear power by 2035 to supply AI data centers, including the Prometheus supercluster in Ohio.
Wearables
fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago

Meta, Apple and the rest of Big Tech can't sell headsets. Now they're trying glasses.

Big Tech is pivoting from bulky VR headsets toward lighter, glasses-style devices, but miniaturization trade-offs limit capability and complicate consumer adoption.
#threads
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 weeks ago

Meta acquires Chinese-founded AI startup Manus for $2B | CBC News

Meta acquired Manus for about $2 billion to integrate agentic AI that autonomously completes tasks and boost platform engagement and revenue.
#ai-acquisition
Social media marketing
fromAdExchanger
3 weeks ago

The Brand Safety Balancing Act | AdExchanger

Meta lost MRC brand safety accreditation for Facebook and Instagram feeds after stopping participation in MRC audits, shifting oversight expectations toward advertisers and independent verifiers.
fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago

Top Instagram reels from Goats and Soda in 2025: Plumpy'Nut, aid cuts, soccer grannies

Instagram reels are reely ... er ... really popular. (Editor's note: It turns out that "reely" is really an alternate spelling for "really" from long ago way before reels were invented.) Is there data to back this up?
Social media marketing
Marketing
fromInc
4 weeks ago

How to Get the Most Out of Paid Social in 2026

Allocate paid social spend by testing platforms, prioritize Meta for ROAS and TikTok for awareness, and reserve budget to experiment with channels like Reddit.
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