Social Media
Meta Explores New Strategy to Drive Engagement on Threads via Instagram Integration
Jone White
May 07, 2024
Meta, the parent company of social media giants like Facebook and Instagram, is continuously innovating to enhance user experience across its platforms.
WhatsApp to Introduce Ads and Subscriptions, Drawing Criticism
Sophia Grace Nguyen
Jun 17, 2025
Meta is introducing ads and subscription options to WhatsApp in the coming months, aiming to help businesses grow and providing channel operators with new ways to monetize their content.
Facebook and Instagram to Limit News Content Accessibility in Canada
Alan Dastin
Jun 23, 2023
Following the recent approval of a contentious digital news legislation by the Canadian Parliament, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced plans to curtail access to news content for its Canadian users.
NSO Group Hit With $168 Million Penalty for Hacking WhatsApp Users
Lucas David Park
May 07, 2025
A California federal jury has ordered Israel's NSO Group to pay $168 million to Meta's WhatsApp for exploiting its servers to hack users on behalf of foreign spy agencies.
Meta's SeamlessM4T Breakthrough: Elevating Cross-Language Communication with Expressive AI Translation
Alan Dastin
Dec 04, 2023
In August, Meta introduced SeamlessM4T, an advanced multimodal AI translation model proficient in supporting nearly 100 languages for text and 36 for speech.
TikTok Takes Action: New Tools and Task Force to Tackle Content Moderation Challenges
Jone White
Dec 07, 2023
In response to ongoing challenges related to the handling of Israel-Hamas war content and hate speech, TikTok, owned by ByteDance, is rolling out new initiatives to enhance content moderation and combat discriminatory trends on its platform.
Meta Begins Testing Video Ads on Threads to Attract Advertisers
Alex Parker
May 09, 2025
Meta is bringing video ads to Instagram Threads as part of its ongoing strategy to monetize the platform and compete with rival social networks. The move signals a major step toward integrating traditional ad formats into Threads' user experience.
X Back Online in Brazil: Cloudflare Workaround Offers Temporary Access
Dennis Miller
Sept 18, 2024
Instead, X's temporary availability in Brazil is reportedly the result of the platform's use of Cloudflare's DNS service, which is currently bypassing government-imposed restrictions.
Meta's Social Networking Applications Recover Following Disruption
Alan Dastin
Jun 17, 2023
Meta Platforms announced the restoration of its social networking applications, Facebook and Instagram, on Friday, following a disruption that impacted thousands of users for over two hours.
Platform X Takes Action Against Nonconsensual Deepfake Content Targeting Taylor Swift
Alan Dastin
Jan 28, 2024
In response to the circulation of pornographic deepfake content featuring Taylor Swift, Platform X has confirmed that it is temporarily preventing users from searching the artist's name.
Instagram's Threads Introduces Enhanced Privacy Controls to Foster a Positive Environment
Alan Dastin
May 04, 2024
Instagram's companion messaging app, Threads, is taking strides towards empowering users with greater control over their content and interactions.
Zuckerberg Announces 10 Million Users for Meta's Twitter Competitor, Threads
Mike Seth
Jul 05, 2023
Meta's recent social networking application, Threads, experienced a surge in popularity within its initial hours, with 10 million sign-ups, announced Mark Zuckerberg, the tech giant's CEO. The app, launched as a direct competitor to Twitter, owned by Elon Musk since October, is already witnessing a substantial influx of users.
Meta Enhances Threads Independence: Users Can Now Delete Accounts Without Impacting Instagram
Alan Dastin
Nov 13, 2023
Meta is progressively addressing specific aspects of Threads from Instagram, and a notable update now enables Threads users to delete their app accounts without affecting their Instagram accounts, according to a recent announcement from Adam Mosseri, the app's senior executive.
Instagram Unveils Dynamic Messaging Upgrade: Two-Second Videos in Notes Transform User Interaction
Alan Dastin
Dec 14, 2023
In an endeavor to amplify the vibrancy and interactivity of Instagram inboxes, the extensively utilized social media platform is unveiling an innovative feature.