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Instagram head Adam Mosseri says sorry for all those trashy Threads recommendations
In a video on Friday responding to questions from an Ask Me Anything post, Adam Mosseri said Threads is aware of issues with "low-quality recommendations" and is "working on improving it." Users have been complaining in recent weeks about a rise in hateful content.
Opting into 'link history' on Facebook and Instagram means agreeing to (more) ad targeting
Link history allows users to keep track of all of the links they visit via Facebook and Instagram’s in-app browsers. It also aids Meta's targeted advertising.
Instagram rolls out new customizable Story templates
Instagram is rolling out a feature that allows users to create their own templates for Stories using text, GIFs and images. Other users will be able to riff on and add to someone else's template.
Elizabeth Warren is demanding more transparency from Meta on how it's handling content about Palestine on Instagram
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren is the latest public figure to question how Meta is moderating content during the Israel-Hamas war.
Instagram now offers AI-generated backgrounds on Stories
The tool, backdrop, is available for US users.
Instagram is making it easier to remove spammy followers
Meta is rolling out a suite of new tools on Instagram that give users more control over how much spam content and bots they will see on their feeds.
Instagram Notes can now include two-second looping videos
Instagram is adding two-second looping videos and direct replies to Notes, the status update-like feature that lives at the top of users’ inboxes.
Meta is going to fact-check content on the Threads app
Threads is going to make an effort to moderate more of the user-generated content on the platform.
Meta's AI image generator is available as a standalone website
Meta has launched a standalone version of its image generator as it tests dozens of new generative AI features across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. The image generator, called Imagine, was first previewed at the company’s Connect event in November and has been available as part of Meta’s AI chatbot.
Meta faces another lawsuit over child safety
The New Mexico attorney general's office says it set up dummy kids accounts on Instagram and Facebook According to a lawsuit, these accounts were barraged by inappropriate sexual content and requests.
Meta is disconnecting Messenger and Instagram chat later this month
Meta will soon remove a feature that lets you chat with Facebook friends on Instagram and vice versa. Starting mid-December, the company will disconnect the cross-platform integration, which it added in 2020.
What did an iPhone camera do to this poor woman's arms?
An iPhone camera appears to have separated a woman into two distinct entities via a mirror. This isn’t a glitch in the Matrix, but rather a common computational photography error.
Meta's apps are still promoting child predation content, report finds
Meta is failing to stop vast networks of people using its platform to promote child abuse content, a new report in The Wall Street Journal says.
Meta sues FTC to block new restrictions on monetizing kids’ data
Meta is striking back against recently-imposed FTC sanctions that block the company from monetizing the data of children. This is the second attempt by Meta to stop these sanctions.
Threads may finally launch in Europe in December
It will need to comply with EU regulations.
Meta's controversial ad-free subscription is facing scrutiny from EU privacy campaigners
A privacy group is fighting Meta's tactic of only allowing users to opt out of privacy tracking if they sign up for a subscription.
A popular female coding influencer's Instagram is apparently run by a man
He is also accused of creating fake women tech speakers.
Instagram reportedly served up child-sexualizing reels to followers of teen influencers
Instagram’s Reels video service would apparently serve "risqué footage of children" to test accounts that only followed teen and preteen influencers.
Unsealed complaint says Meta 'coveted' under-13s and deceives the public about age enforcement
Nearly a month after attorneys general from 33 states filed a lawsuit against Meta, the complaint has been unsealed to show more of the evidence and arguments they've laid out. The lawsuit alleges the presence of users under the age of 13 is an "open secret" at Meta.
Instagram makes public Reels downloadable for everyone
Instagram launched the ability to download publicly viewable Reels in June, but it limited the feature's availability to users on mobile in the US.