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Threads is getting its own Hidden Words feature
Threads is launching the Hidden Words feature for users, hiding offensive words, phrases or emojis.
Threads has 150 million monthly users
Meta’s Threads app now has more than 150 million monthly users, an increase of about 20 million new users since February
Threads is testing automatic archiving for posts
Threads is testing a new archive feature that can be used to manually archive individual posts or automatically hide posts after a set period of time, Adam Mosseri shared.
WhatsApp is enabling passkey support on iOS
WhatsApp users on iOS will soon have a more secure way to log in. Meta is rolling out passkey support for that version of the app, several months after it did so for Android.
The world's leading AI companies pledge to protect the safety of children online
Leading artificial intelligence companies including OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Meta and others have jointly pledged to prevent their AI tools from being used to exploit children and generate child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses do the AI thing without a projector or subscription
The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses have adopted multimodal AI features. This allows the glasses to describe the world around you and translate languages.
Russian court sentences Meta spokesperson in absentia to six years in prison
A Russian court has sentenced a Meta spokesperson in absentia to six years in prison. It claims that Andy Stone was "publicly defending terrorism."
Mozilla urges WhatsApp to combat misinformation ahead of global elections
Social media companies like Meta, YouTube and TikTok, have promised to protect the integrity of those elections, at least as far as discourse and factual claims being made on their platforms are concerned. Missing from the conversation, however, is closed messaging app WhatsApp, which now rivals public social media platforms in both scope and reach.
Meta opens Quest OS to third parties, including ASUS and Lenovo
In a huge move for the mixed reality industry, Meta announced today that it's opening the Quest's operating system to third-party companies, allowing them to build headsets of their own.
Meta gives the Quest 2 its second permanent price cut in four months
Meta has given the base Quest 2 a permanent price cut for the second time this year. A headset with 128GB of storage is now $199.
Meta rolls out an updated AI assistant, built with the long-awaited Llama 3
Meta has begun rolling out its new AI assistant, which was built using the long-awaited Llama 3 LLM. You can use Meta AI on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger, with support for the Quest platform coming soon.
EU criticizes Meta's 'privacy for cash' business model
The European Data Protection Board states Meta and other big players should forego "consent or pay" models.
WhatsApp's new chat filters make it easier to find unread messages
WhatsApp has announced All, Groups and Unread Chat Filters for users.
Meta’s Oversight Board will rule on AI-generated sexual images
Meta's Oversight Board has accepted two cases that deal with AI-made explicit images of public figures.
Threads is testing real-time search results
Threads is testing a new search feature that will allow users to filter results by recency, Adam Mosseri confirmed.
Meta is shutting down Threads in Turkey following injunction against data-sharing with Instagram
Meta is temporarily shutting down Threads in Turkey on April 29. This follows an injunction against data-sharing with Instagram.
Meta is stuffing its AI chatbot into your Instagram DMs
Meta's chatbot in Instagram isn't doing anything Instagram-specific, however. It's the same bot available in all other Meta apps.
Instagram's status update feature is coming to user profiles
Instagram’s status update feature, Notes, will soon be more prominent in the app.
Instagram will test nudity protection in messages to fight sextortion
Meta is bringing nudity protection tests to Instagram and restricting messages from potential abusers.
US bill proposes AI companies list what copyrighted materials they use
A new bill would make AI companies detail which copyrighted materials they took data from.