Instagram is putting ads in search resultsIt's also giving you the option to receive 'reminder ads.'By M. Moon, 03.22.2023
Meta's paid verification program goes live in the USStarting today, you can buy blue check marks for Facebook and Instagram for $12 per month.By K. Holt, 03.17.2023
Meta is killing NFT support on Facebook and InstagramIt comes almost exactly a year after Zuckerberg announced the push into “digital collectibles.” By K. Bell, 03.13.2023
Meta is building a decentralized Twitter competitorIt might be interoperable with Mastodon and other ActivityPub platforms.By M. Moon, 03.10.2023
Facebook and Instagram will help prevent the spread of teens' intimate photosTake It Down flags images to prevent unwanted photos from spreading.By J. Fingas, 02.27.2023
Instagram co-founders' news app Artifact is now open to everyoneNew features include a way to see if an article is popular among your friends.By K. Holt, 02.22.2023
Meta Verified is a paid verification service for Facebook and InstagramThe subscription will start rolling out next week. By I. Bonifacic, 02.19.2023
Meta is bringing Telegram-like ‘channels’ to InstagramThe company will test the feature on Messenger and Facebook as well. By K. Bell, 02.16.2023
Instagram shuts down live shopping on March 16thMeta isn't as eager to push shopping as it once was.By J. Fingas, 02.14.2023
Meta clarifies its use of AI in ad-matching with a redesigned transparency toolThe tool is rolling out to Facebook users, and coming to Instagram soon.By I. Bonifacic, 02.14.2023
Meta's Oversight Board will take on more cases and make decisions fasterIt will be able to 'respond more quickly in situations with urgent real-world consequences.'By K. Holt, 02.14.2023
Meta restores Trump's Facebook and Instagram accountsHe has yet to post on the platforms after the company lifted a two-year ban.By K. Holt, 02.09.2023
Instagram could be working on a paid verification featureA reverse engineer found code in the Instagram app referencing paid verification.By M. Moon, 02.03.2023
Documents show Meta paid for data scraping despite years of denouncing itThe Facebook owner parted ways after learning of data misuse.By J. Fingas, 02.02.2023
Artifact is an AI-driven news aggregation app from the creators of InstagramYou can join the waitlist to try Artifact today. By I. Bonifacic, 01.31.2023
Meta takes Ukraine’s controversial Azov Regiment off its dangerous organizations listThe change will allow members of the unit to create Facebook and Instagram accounts. By I. Bonifacic, 01.21.2023
Instagram adds a new 'Quiet Mode' and recommendation controlsThe features start rolling out today in the US and a few other countries. By I. Bonifacic, 01.19.2023
Meta's Oversight Board calls for more inclusive rules on adult nudityThe board said Instagram incorrectly removed images of a trans and non-binary couple with bare chests and covered nipples.By K. Holt, 01.17.2023
Meta sues surveillance company for allegedly scraping more than 600,000 accountsIt says Voyager Labs used more than 38,000 fake Facebook user accounts to collect data from profiles, groups and pages.By K. Holt, 01.13.2023
Facebook and Instagram will limit ads targeting teens based on gender (updated)Gender is also off-limits.By J. Fingas, 01.10.2023